Pins: More than just a girl band

FAITH HOLGATE doesn’t understand the fuss. “Everyone is going on to us about being a ‘girl band’,” shrugs Holgate, lead singer with buzzy Manchester guitar act Pins. “We didn’t realise people would make such a big deal of it.

Is it a big deal, really? The response is certainly strange. Phrases like ‘girl band’ are thrown around extremely easily, as if it’s a trend or something. It certainly isn’t a big factor for us. We do not see ourselves in those terms.”

She was less surprised at some of the comparisons that have come the way of Pins, who formed just two years ago. Every time she reads an article about Pins she sees another name added to their alleged list of influences. New wave, 1980s indie, ’60s girl groups — Pins have been compared to them all. Holgate smiles, amused at the myriad of artists to whom the quartet are routinely likened.