The Femcels

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The Femcels
Origin London, United Kingdom
Genres Electronic pop
Years active2024–present

The Femcels is an English electronic pop duo formed in London by musicians Rowan Miles and Gabriella Turton in February 2024. Their debut album I Have to Get Hotter was released on January 24, 2026.

Career`

Rowan Miles (also known as Rowan Please [1] ) aged 25 was born in Brighton, United Kingdom, [2] while Gabriella Turton aged 22 was born in the West Country. [2] The pair initially met on Instagram, though Turton later invited Miles to a sleepover in 2023. [3] [4] The pair formed a band on February 24, 2024 after going into a studio session with just the name the Femcels. [3] Turton had previously been styling Maria Manow of the electronic music duo Bassvictim, which led to the pair consulting Ike Clateman to produce them. [3] The duo have cited the GTOs, the Beach Boys, the Beatles, the Roches, Leonard Cohen, Elvis Presley and Beat Happening as influences. [2] [3]

British magazine The Face described the pair's debut single "He Needs Me" as "a bouncy, chiptune-flavoured update of The Shining actor Shelley Duvall's cult 1980 cut". [2] The publication described Turton as a "coder-by-day" and Miles as having a fascination for the 1960s. [2] Pitchfork noted the group as a "Teenagers-esque pop duo". [1] While Miles was credited as "part of the '00s-fetishizing London scene that tangentially includes fakemink and Bassvictim." [1]

On July 8, 2025, Rowan Miles released her debut collaborative album The Velvet Underground & Rowan with Worldpeace DMT. [1]

On February 4, 2026, Pitchfork reviewed their debut album I Have to Get Hotter released on January 24, 2026, rating it a 7.6 and stating "LARP or not, the Femcels have a lesson for sadsack bedrotters everywhere—find a friend, hire a cracked Clateman, and start turning your cliché insecurities into corny-giddy art." [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 D’Souza, Shaad. "Worldpeace DMT / Rowan Please: The Velvet Underground & Rowan". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "8 rising stars you should take note of this summer". The Face. 2025-06-09. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Turley, Richard (2026-01-23). "Meet The Femcels, London's Horniest and Holiest Pop Duo". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  4. ↑ Clarke, Patrick (2025-12-01). "The Quietus Albums of the Year 2025 (In Association with Norman Records)". The Quietus. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  5. ↑ Press-Reynolds, Kieran. "The Femcels: I Have to Get Hotter". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
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