I recently reviewed a song called Guilty Pleasure, by girl band Super Fëmmes. They’ve got a fantastic sound which harks back to the glory days of girl groups – if you’re into your pop music, you should check them out!
By Jane Howkins
You recently released a song titled Guilty Pleasure which we reviewed. What can you tell us about the song?
This is a strong, catchy and classy pop song. We wanted to find a common sound for us as Super Fëmmes and this song represents just that. Guilty Pleasure, for us, is about being who you are, doing what you feel like doing and embracing whatever gives you pleasure. We have collaborated with world renowned Jakke Erixsson (behind Kings and Queens by Ava Max) and the Super Fëmmes member DeDe is also one of the writers of this song.
How has the reception been so far, and where can Guilty Pleasure be purchased?
We got so much love and many positive comments! It’s a song that seems to spread joy and an urge to dance, and it’s just about to cross the 100k+ streaming mark on Spotify.
It can be purchased on all established streaming platforms.
Do you plan to release any more singles in the near future?
We’re currently in the studio recording new material with a planned release later this fall. Next up is the release of a couple of hot remixes of Guilty Pleasure for all dance floors out there. We’re not ready to let go of the song just yet!
Has the pandemic hindered your work as a band much?
Actually, our band started thanks to the pandemic. Since the five members have solo careers and other projects ongoing, the pandemic created the time and space needed in order to enter this collaboration and be able to spend time on building something together from scratch. We have no management or producer behind the idea, we started and built this ourselves through hard work.
Your music has elements of both pop and electronica. What/who influences you most as artists? What have you been listening to recently?
There are five members in the band and we all bring different musical backgrounds and influences to the mix and that spans very broadly from house to R&B to commercial pop. Some inspiration that we have in common in this project are the girl bands form the 90s, such as Spice Girls, TLC, Sugababes, All Saints, etc. But also the girl bands of today, for example K-pop (Blackpink etc).
We featured your track in a round-up review and playlist based around female voices. Do you think the music world is harder to navigate as women?
It’s an industry dominated by men and as a minority I believe it will always be harder to navigate. Still, as we’ve been in the industry since the 90’s we can reflect on how things are somewhat different today. As a young woman in the 90s/00s you were very controlled and objectified and had very little possibility to affect how you were presented. People (both in the industry and the public) are more conscious about those things today and, also, thanks to social media, you can control your own public figure to a larger extent. Still, we have a long way left to go and it’s encouraging to see that you put light on the topic.
You’re based in Sweden. What is the music scene like in your part of the world?
I believe many people know that Sweden is a renowned country when it comes to composing, producing and communicating great modern music, from ABBA back in the days, to the hit machine Max Martin today. Thanks to this great tradition we are fortunate to have great musicians and a great experience that can be shared to younger talents, as well as a constantly vibrant music scene.
Do you have any tour dates lined up for the UK?
Unfortunately not. We’ve so far only toured in Sweden but we would love to come to the UK at some point!
Any last words for the fans?
We’re grateful that other people like what we’re doing and we’ve only just started!