Pillow Queens

Pillow Queens
OriginDublin, Ireland
GenresIndie rock
Years active2016 (2016)–present
LabelsRoyal Mountain Records
Members
  • Sarah Corcoran
  • Rachel Lyons
  • Cathy McGuinness
  • Pamela Connolly
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Pillow Queens are an Irish indie rock band from Dublin, formed in 2016.[1][2] The band is composed of co-lead vocalists Pamela Connolly and Sarah Corcoran (who both swap between playing rhythm guitar and bass), lead guitarist/backing vocalist Cathy McGuinness and drummer/backing vocalist Rachel Lyons.

The band have been praised for their lyrical content, which often reckons with an Irish Catholic upbringing mixed with the band members themselves being openly LGBT. NME noted that the band "explore the intersection of religion and queerness",[3] while The Guardian noted that the band "acknowledges the psychological challenge of adapting to even positive social change after a lifetime conditioned in its opposite".[4]

The band released their debut album, In Waiting, in 2020. It received critical acclaim, with The Irish Times deeming it "an emotional masterpiece".[5] A second LP, Leave the Light On, was released in April 2022. Their third full-length, Name Your Sorrow, was released in April 2024 on Royal Mountain Records.[6]

  1. ^ Una Mullally (18 July 2018). "Pillow Queens: 'If I saw a band like us onstage, I'd be obsessed'". The Irish Times.
  2. ^ Danny Carroll (23 August 2019). "Pillow Queens Q&A". Other Voices.
  3. ^ Daly, Rhian (25 September 2020). "Pillow Queens – 'In Waiting' review: debut that takes you right to the heart of modern Ireland". NME. BandLab Technologies. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. ^ McEvoy, Tara (5 October 2020). "Pillow Queens: 2020's most exciting indie-rockers on Catholicism, coming out and community". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. ^ Bruton, Louise. "Pillow Queens: In Waiting review – An emotional masterpiece". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  6. ^ Duran, Anagricel (26 January 2024). "Pillow Queens announce new album Name Your Sorrow and share new single 'Gone'". NME. Retrieved 9 February 2024.