I’ve been meaning to write about these two wonderful and beautiful women for AGES. I guess now is a more apt time than ever to jot down some words about seeing as their new album comes out next week.

If you’ve named yourself after a PJ Harvey album, you better be good. Uh Huh Her are better than good, let’s be honest. They’re a perfect synth/electro pop kind of band. Now, when some hear this they probably think “OH GOD LEAVE THE 80S ALONE. PLEASE.” I know, I feel the same way too. However, there’s nothing 80s about this duo. Not that I know of anyway.

I’ll start with the album that pretty much was my life for AGES. Common Reaction. There’s one song on the album that I refuse to listen to, Dreamer. It’s one of the saddest songs I’ve ever heard. I just cannot bring myself to listen to. There’s so much hurt in that song. Thing is, it’s beautiful too. I feel bad when I skip this track when I listen to the album.

I adore the album, despite it having one of the saddest songs I have ever heard.

Leisha Hailey was of course in The Murmurs and Gush. Camila has played with everyone from Busta Rhymes to Adam Lambert. Both are amazing musicians in their own right.

I have a thing for duos. I find the chemistry in a duo to be the most exciting thing in music. The way two voices just go so well together (Beach House, The Kills etc). Leisha and Camila’s voices sound so perfect together. Camila’s dominant voice sounds so stunning with Leisha’s angelic yet haunting vocals. I’ve never seen them live, but I’d imagine they have such a beautiful chemistry with each other. With The Kills it’s a more brutal, passionate thing. I guess with Uh Huh Her it’d be more delicate- but still powerful.

I know that when a band uses synths, the music snobs come out to play and refuse to listen to them. If this is your stance, then you’re pretty much a twit. You cannot shun a band based on the equipment they use. Seriously. Come on now.

Aside from the music, there is one thing about Uh Huh Her that I love. They do not use their sexuality as a gimmick or to sell records. That’s how it should be. They don’t flail around on stage or interviews saying, “Love us! We are lesbians!” They are serious musicians who are creating wonderful music and knocking down the awful stereotype that lesbians in music are constantly lumbered with.

Recently, the band was kicked off a flight just for kissing. Reading what had happened just made me so fucking angry. It made me angry that people want to stop another person showing their love and affection for another person. I read the band’s statement, and it just made me proud to be a lesbian. Why should you hide who you are? Who gives you the fucking right to tell you that you cannot kiss the person you are with JUST because they are of your same gender? Fuck off you small minded piece of shit.

With that rant out of the way, I’ll resume with the music.

Their music makes you feel alive. Living in a world that is full of bad vibes and people being arseholes to each other; it’s just bloody good to have a band that make you feel something good, you know?

I remember when I first heard Not A Love Song. The video made me feel like I had taken too much cough medicine. The unicorn baffled me. I love the line, “I see I disappoint you. Why don’t you find another threat?” As someone who frequently disappoints and fucks up, I found a lot of solace within their album. I still do, in all their music. I love that their music is gender free and anyone can relate to it. That’s how it should be.

One thing I want to briefly to touch on is who do lesbians have to look up to? There are so many strong (or what are deemed to be strong) women that gay men look up to such as Cher, Gaga etc. Lesbians seem to worship Pink and that one from Paramore. I really really do not understand why. Nor do I understand why the sexuality matters, but I guess part of me does. If Uh Huh Her were around when I was growing up, I hand on heart would have had an easier time with dealing with my sexuality. I’m nearly 25, and I like to think I’m fully comfortable and secure enough with who I am. Obviously I don’t care if someone has an issue with my sexuality- I’m not the one with a small minded mind. What I’m getting at is, with a band like Uh Huh Her or Gossip or The Organ who are open about their sexuality, it paves the way for the young’uns to feel okay with who they are. When you hear their stories about how they dealt with growing up, it makes one feel less alone. That is why I love Uh Huh Her, they just make me feel less alone. Their music is fragile, vulnerable and it oozes frustrations with dealing with the one that you like. Everyone feels like that, regardless of gender and sexuality. We all feel that way.

Their lyrics have so much love and emotion within them. Listen to Say So, “You say that you’re broken, I just want to fix you.” It’s just beautiful. Then you have songs such as Wait Another Day. Personally, that song fixed a lot of things during a certain point. The whole album did; especially the title track. The title track seems to be more apt than others.

Their new album, as mentioned, comes out this week. Stupidly excited about this. Songs such as Human Nature and Another Case are just brilliant. Make sure you buy Nocturnes when it comes out!