Red Blooded Women
Liz, Candy & Carly Music's Hottest New Trio
Kylie Minogue's 2004 hit Red Blooded Woman suggests "you'll never get to Heaven if you're scared of getting high."
After the song soared highly in popularity, little did she know it would inspire a trio of energetic, aspiring artists in the UK into pluralizing the song's title to make their own band’s name.
And mind you, Red Blooded Women aren't scared of anything.
One of England’s newest electro-pop successes, RBW are far from the average all-girl pop group. Comprised of vocalists Liz (from Swindon), Candy (of Essex), and Carly (North Wales), the ladies carry a raw but creative persona of power that blends dynamism, beauty, and in a way, authority.
They recently shared some of their thoughts on success via email.
"Red Blooded Woman isn't just a name, it’s a statement - it’s in every girl out there!" says Candy. "Kylie rocks. That track embodies everything we are...frivolous, fun, feisty, talented, focused young women."
RBW's Songs
Their strength and style emanate from videos like You Made Your Bed. In it, the ladies' bright, piercing eyes penetrate the facade of a liar who has deceived many into believing he’s a charm. That character eventually finds himself alone in an almost dungeon-like setting, reminded that he must lay in the bed he’s now made for himself.
The song is arguably the one that has garnered the group the most early attention via You Tube and iTunes. Liz recalls this first of what she hopes is many song-writing, video-making and album-compiling journeys.
“In the beginning when we first started we had never really written songs,” she says. “We then met ‘Trademark’ an amazing 3 piece Electro-band, and they invited us to their studio to jam and we've never looked back since! They have an amazing talent at producing authentic 80s sounding tracks and then the 3 of us start singing melodies and scribbling down words and that’s an RBW song for you!!”
For those that espouse that authentic 80’s sound, Colour Me Dirty has been scribbled onto RBW’s debut EP. In it, love is expressed as the spicy, passionate, even messy endeavor many agree it should be. The song samples Yazoo’s 1982 hit Don’t Go.
Listeners will find a remake as the theme song of the new EP. Depeche Mode’s 1990 masterpiece Enjoy The Silence has been redone before, but not quite as electronically and modernly as RBW’s edition.
Bringing back an old favorite reminded the ladies of their own music-listening roots.
“My biggest influence growing up was Michael Jackson,“ claims Liz. “He is for me, the ultimate performer!! But I also grew up with lots of Motown Legends…Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin…and a whole string of 80s electro…The Human League, DM, AHA, Wham, etc.”
“I like to be fairly eclectic in my music choices,” says Candy. “Sugababes, Girls Aloud, Empire of the Sun, Kylie, Depeche Mode.”
“Music has always been apart of my life!“ Carly says. “Growing up I listened to all types of music, lots of Abba, Kylie, Whitney, Spice Girls, so many genres!”
RBW Inside The Music
Identifying their passion at such a young age, it has taken RBW little time to adapt to the other elements of music making. They have now produced several videos in addition to You Made Your Bed. They have already toured throughout the UK, opening for acts like fellow English hitmakers The Ultrasonics. They are also hoping for good news on a handful of U.S. shows they're eyeing later in the year.
While much of the prep work might seem like a 9-to-5 routine, the ladies say they're loving it all.
"Early morning starts...whatever the gruelling process is, it’s worth it and I never want it to end," says Candy. "I absolutely love it - no mater how tiring it is. We take the p*ss out of each other, laugh, perform and socialise and generally have an incredible time with the whole team."
Hopes are high for a future even more prolific and enjoyable than the past and present.
"I think every little girl's dream is to either be a princess or a popstar," Liz reflects. "Mine was a popstar."
As RBW dreams of reaching the plateaus of their musical influences, their powerful voices and suave style have paved their road to stardom with great potential.
After all, even Kylie started somewhere.
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