Lambrini Girls are an English punk rock group. Formed in Brighton, the band currently consists of Phoebe Lunny and Lilly Macieira. After releasing their debut single in 2021 and signing to Big Scary Monsters by November 2022, in May 2023 they released the EP You're Welcome, which received positive critical reception from music publications. They subsequently drew attention for defending themselves against anti-transgender campaigners. Their 2025 debut album, Who Let the Dogs Out, charted at No. 16 on the UK Albums Chart and received positive reception from multiple outlets.
Lambrini Girls were initially formed in Brighton by vocalist Flora Kimberly, guitarist and backing vocalist Phoebe Lunny, bassist and backing vocalist Fox Foxington Fox, and drummer Catt Jack. The band performed its first show in May 2019[1] and took their name from a brand of perry described by Ludovic Hunter-Tilney of the Financial Times as "aimed at the undiscriminating female drinker"[2] and by Lunny as "toilet wine for sluts".[3] By October 2020, Kimberly had left the band and Lunny began handling lead vocal duties.[4] Lilly Macieira joined to replace Fox when the original bassist was unable to make a show.[5] Lunny and Macieira originally met in 2018 while Macieira was working behind a bar in Brighton;[6] they later worked at the same bar.[7] They had also previously been members of Wife Swap USA.[8] They are both neurodivergent[9] and both use she/they pronouns;[10] Lunny identifies as lesbian[11] and Macieira identifies as bisexual.[12] By 2021, they had released their debut single, "Homewrecker".[13]
By November 2022, the band had signed to Big Scary Monsters. That month, they released "Help Me I'm Gay", a track written about queer trivialisation.[14]Louder Than War's Jazz Hodge wrote that the song "replicated the messy sounds" of Warmduscher's "Tainted Lunch" and The Strokes "Juicebox"[15] and Emma Wilkes of Rolling Stone wrote in May 2023 that the band would preface performances of the song by asking "gay legends" to put their hand up and that "usually about half the crowd" would do so.[16] In January 2023,[17] the band appeared on that year's NME 100;[18] the month after, they released "White Van", a track about catcalling,[19] and the month after that, they released a video for the track.[18] In April, they released "Lads Lads Lads", a track about lad culture.[20] All three singles appeared on their May 2023 EP You're Welcome,[21] which used a picture of a flaming pile of faeces as its cover art[8] and was part-funded by a £6,000 lump sum Macieira had received following the death of her father.[22] By the time of release, Catt Jack had left the band;[11] for the EP's launch at Resident Records in Brighton, The Wytches's Demelza Mather deputised.[23] The vinyl version of the EP included two live tracks.[24] The EP received positive reviews from The Soundboard Reviews,[21]When the Horn Blows,[24] and DIY[25] and charted at No. 29 on the Official Record Store Chart.[26]
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