Velocity Girl
Velocity Girl is an American indie rock band formed in 1989 in College Park… Read Full Bio ↴Velocity Girl is an American indie rock band formed in 1989 in College Park, Maryland. While much 1990s rock music featured an abrasive vocal and instrumental style, Velocity Girl's later sound was melodic and typically featured "clean" (non-distorted) electric guitar sounds. Thus, the group's music was closer to a "pop" than a "rock" aesthetic. Initially however, Velocity Girl was playing with their shoegaze influences and on their first seven inches on Slumberland and Merge, as well as their first Sub Pop album "Copacetic".
The group was fronted by a female singer (Sarah Shannon) (original lead singer Bridget Cross left to join Unrest) and featured both female and male vocals, sometimes simultaneously. In the group's recordings, Shannon's voice had a light, airy quality with a slight vibrato.
The band took its name from a Primal Scream B-side.
Velocity Girl released three recordings on the Sub Pop label, Copacetic (1993), Simpatico (1994), and Gilded Stars and Zealous Hearts (1996). Velocity Girl disbanded in October 1996 (although a reunion show was played in 2002 to benefit original singer Cross). Sarah Shannon, Kelly Riles and Jim Spellman reunited in a short-lived project called Starry Eyes which released a single EP Starry Eyes (1997, Radiopaque).
Guitarist Archie Moore went on to form The Heartworms and The Saturday People.
Sarah Shannon currently (2002-2007) records as a solo artist.
After a 2-decade hiatus, the band reunited for a live performance in 2023. Soon after, they released "UltraCopacetic (Copacetic Remixed and Expanded)" which includes remasters of their 1993 album , plus additional previously-unreleased songs that were unearthed and extracted from a hard drive.
The group was fronted by a female singer (Sarah Shannon) (original lead singer Bridget Cross left to join Unrest) and featured both female and male vocals, sometimes simultaneously. In the group's recordings, Shannon's voice had a light, airy quality with a slight vibrato.
The band took its name from a Primal Scream B-side.
Velocity Girl released three recordings on the Sub Pop label, Copacetic (1993), Simpatico (1994), and Gilded Stars and Zealous Hearts (1996). Velocity Girl disbanded in October 1996 (although a reunion show was played in 2002 to benefit original singer Cross). Sarah Shannon, Kelly Riles and Jim Spellman reunited in a short-lived project called Starry Eyes which released a single EP Starry Eyes (1997, Radiopaque).
Guitarist Archie Moore went on to form The Heartworms and The Saturday People.
Sarah Shannon currently (2002-2007) records as a solo artist.
After a 2-decade hiatus, the band reunited for a live performance in 2023. Soon after, they released "UltraCopacetic (Copacetic Remixed and Expanded)" which includes remasters of their 1993 album , plus additional previously-unreleased songs that were unearthed and extracted from a hard drive.
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Velocity Girl Lyrics
07. Drug Girls Bet you didn't mean to Turn them into heroes But it doesn't…
07. Here Comes stare into my eyes ask me what i'll say all the stars…
11. Crazy Town I will say that I might be over My love pretty…
57 Waltz Waltzing ahead in a straight line Always leaving me behind T…
A Chang Sadness comes around me I feel I have to know Should I…
Audrey's Eyes When I look into Audrey's eyes They are so blue and…
Catching Squirrels Hey baby you don't know me Feel me by you hold…
Copacetic I'll wait another day so find me If you are kind Time…
Crazy Town I will say that I might be over My love pretty…
Drug Girls Bet you didn't mean to Turn them into heroes But it doesn't…
Forgotten Favorite please say you'll stay If I told you once I…
Gilded Stars All alone in the basement painting pictures gilded stars Sti…
Go Coastal Let's drive away My day's wide open Get in my car I'll let…
Here Comes stare into my eyes ask me what i'll say all the stars…
Hey You Get Off My Moon Hey you, get off my moon. There's not air for two,…
I Can't Stop Smiling I can't stop smiling and I don't know why I…
It's Not for You It's not for you (it's not for you) Cause I'm still…
Just Like That I'll tell you everything as clearly as a fax machine…
Labrador Those glow in the dark hands tell me I'm not as…
Lisa Librarian You know that we Will always be on this earth I'd like…
Living Well Flipped out far, on cushioned seats Burned out nicely 'cause…
My Forgotten Favorite Please say you'll stay If I told you once I…
Not at All Staring at the sun Till I have to stop. Thinking of you, …
Nothing Somewhere to stay while I think this through I get distracte…
Pop Loser Last night I walked into an empty state Wanted to kiss…
Pretty Sister I know a place that I'm going to burn down Let…
Same Old City She wrote him a letter, said leave me alone All I…
Sorry Again It will never happen again Is a promise I just can't…
The All-Consumer When your car comes crashing Through your morning routine …
What You Sometimes, I just want to kill you When you see me…