The Wimmins' Institute

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The Wimmins' Institute
Origin London, England
Genres Indie, riot grrrl
Years active2015–2016
Past membersCassie Fox
Jennifer Denitto
Deb van der Geugten
Melissa Reardon
Website http://wimmins.wordpress.com

The Wimmins' Institute was a four-piece all-female indie rock band from London, England, formed in 2015.

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The band was formed by Jennifer Denitto on drums/guitar, Cassie Fox on bass guitar, Melissa Reardon on trumpet/drums, and Deborah van der Geugten on guitar. All four members provided vocals. [1]

Fox and Reardon also played together in Socialist R&B band Thee Faction; Denitto and van der Geugten had both been members of riot grrrl band Linus. [2] Reardon and Denitto also play in Keith Top of the Pops & His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band.

The group played their first gig in 2015 and subsequently played with Grace Petrie, the Ethical Debating Society, Vice Squad, the Monochrome Set [3] and Bis.

Their debut album, Badass Lady Power Picnic, produced by Charley Stone, was self-released in October 2015. It was rated 4/5 by R2, who described it as "just wonderfully, tunefully, angrily unprofessional". [4] The Morning Star described it as a "brilliant debut". [5] Tracks from the album, including lead single "Mansplaining", have been played by Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 6. [6] [7]

In 2016 the band released the new song "Nando's" as a single, with accompanying video. [8]

In 2017, the group split, with Fox continuing with new band Guttfull, [9] and Reardon continuing with Foxcunt. [10] Denitto and van der Geugten later joined Argonaut. [11] Denitto, Reardon and WI 'fifth member' Charley Stone also play in The Fallen Women. [12]

Discography

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