ThisGirl

ThisGirl
Origin	Yorkshire, England
Genres	Rock Indie Jazz
Years active	1999–2006
Labels	Lockjaw Records Fierce Panda Records Hot Trump Records Drowned In Sound
Website	thisGIRL.co.uk
Past members	Liam Creamer Matt Westley Chris Shepherd Ryan Jenkinson

ThisGirl discography
Studio albums	2
Music videos	2
EPs	2
Singles	2

ThisGirl (stylised as thisGIRL) was a rock band from Rotherham and Sheffield, England. The band was formed in 1999, and has released seven albums/EPs. They were well known for their energetic performances and had a series of successful tours, most notably playing on the Barfly stage at Download in 2004. The band posted a message on its MySpace account on 13 November 2006 announcing its breakup after seven years. Drummer Ryan Jenkinson is currently a member of Reverend and the Makers.

The band started out in Rotherham when the members of the band, then in school met at a Skunk Anansie concert in Sheffield. Initially the band was called 'Girl' but this had to be changed when Phil Collen of Def Leppard threatened to sue due to the fact his glam rock band was also called Girl and was worried about the success 'Girl' from Rotherham was gaining. The band's sound has been described as a unique blend of "jazz-stoner rock."

The band then changed its name to ThisGirl and performed for the first time at the Wellington Boot public house in Rotherham. The band toured with Biffy Clyro, Glassjaw, Pitchshifter, My Deaf Audio Hell Is for Heroes and The Used before going into the recording studio to record their debut album, ...Short Strut to the Brassy Front in 2002. They played Brixton Academy with the Deftones and Finsbury Park with Limp Bizkit in front of 40,000 fans. This event was made infamous after ThisGirl actively encouraged the nu metal fans in the crowd to pelt them with bottles, with which they obliged.

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