Girl In The Year Above Share New Single ‘Wet Paint’ After Signing With Transgressive Records

By Max Pilley

Girl In The Year Above have joined Transgressive Records and released ‘Wet Paint’, their first single with the label. Listen below.

The Irish and Cornish band revealed the signing yesterday (September 21). It follows a year in which their singles and live performances have brought them growing attention.

Today (September 22), they shared ‘Wet Paint’. The song blends Celtic influences with a lively piano part, catchy guitar and frontwoman Jennifer Ball’s pointed vocals.

The band explained: “Through writing the lyrics of ‘Wet Paint’ together – Jen and Jeanie soon realised how painfully relatable this topic is, yet so rarely talked about. The song’s story starts lightly to draw the listener in until you gradually realise it is about consent. With a heavy topic it was important to us that the track still felt bright and powerful.”

“We hope it mimics the likeness of anyone who can relate to the track – in the sense that you are bright and powerful no matter what. We would love for this track to bring joy and defiance, feel free to shout/dance/laugh/weep etc.”

Watch the video directed by Dylan Friese-Greene here:

After Transgressive announced the signing yesterday, the band responded: “What the hell – how did we swindle that? We feel very, very lucky – Transgressive feels like a family already.”

Transgressive, whose artists have included Foals, Arlo Parks, SOPHIE and Damon Albarn, called Girl In The Year Above “a truly extraordinary and captivating band”.

“Their songs are at once heartbreaking and euphoric; empathetic and empowering; and always infectious,” the label said.

“It’s been years since we’ve seen a band so adept at writing unifying anthems that move, inspire and rouse in equal measure. They’re youthful visionaries and proper grafters – they’ve been on the road consistently, and every time you see them, it goes up yet another gear.”

The label has also heard music the band has yet to release. “We cannot wait for their debut album, and all that’s to follow,” it added.

Girl In The Year Above made their first impression earlier this year with a cover of Massive Attack’s ‘Teardrop’ for the soundtrack to Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man.

The cover won praise from Cillian Murphy and Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja. Del Naja called it “the most sublime, beautiful interpretation of that song that anyone has ever done”.

They have since played NME’s opening party for The Great Escape 2026 and supported Courteeners at their Wythenshawe Park homecoming show last month.

Next month, Girl In The Year Above will begin their biggest headline tour of the UK and Ireland to date. The run includes London’s Village Underground on October 13, with tickets available here.