Horsegirl

Horsegirl
Horsegirl in 2022 (left: Penelope Lowenstein, right: Nora Cheng)
Background information
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Post-punk, indie rock
Years active	2019–present
Labels	Matador
Members	Nora Cheng Penelope Lowenstein Gigi Reece
Website	https://horsegirlmusic.com/

Horsegirl is an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois, made of Nora Cheng, Penelope Lowenstein, and Gigi Reece.

In 2021, the group signed to Matador Records.^[1] In 2022, they released their debut studio album, Versions of Modern Performance.

The group originated in 2019 and they self-released their first song, "Forecast", that year.^[2] The group released their first EP, Horsegirl: Ballroom Dance Scene et cetera, through Sonic Cathedral Recordings^[3] in 2020.^[4][5] Paste named the EP one of the 25 best EP's of 2020.^[6]

In November 2021, the group released another song, "Billy", their first on Matador Records.^[7][8] The song was named one of Rolling Stone's "Songs You Need to Know".^[9] Alongside the song, the group released a cover of Minutemen's song "History Lesson – Part II".^[10]

On June 3, 2022, the band released their debut album, Versions of Modern Performance, via Matador.^[11]

Albums

• Versions of Modern Performance (2022)
• Rough Trade Super-Disc (2022)
• Phonetics On and On (2025)

EPs

• Horsegirl: Ballroom Dance Scene (2020)

Singles

• "Forecast" (2019)
• "Sea Life Sandwich Boy" (2020)
• "Ballroom Dance Scene" (2020)
• "Billy" (2021)
• "Anti-Glory" (2022)
• "World of Pots and Pans" (2022)
• "Dirtbag Transformation (Still Dirty)" (2022)
• "History Lesson - Part II" (2022) (Minutemen cover)
• "2468" (2024)
• "Julie" (2024)
• "Switch Over" (2025)