G Flip is taking us back to the Eighties. On Thursday, the Australian star announced that they will release their third album, Dream Ride, on Sept. 5 inspired by the sound of the era — and channeling an alter ego they’re nicknaming “Butch Springsteen.”
“When diving in and writing this record, I was sonically captivated by the ’80s. I love the use of reverb, the drum tones, all the sonics, the musicality, the soloing, and big drum moments,” G Flip said in a press statement. “I also really wanted to make a world to accompany the music and storytelling. I kept asking myself, ‘Who would I have been in the 80’s? What would I wear, what haircut would I have, and what car would I drive?’”
They add: “The answer is Butch Springsteen, the masc lesbian, non-binary, drumming, singing pop star that never existed.”
G Flip explained that Dream Ride was born after many late-night drives to the studio, which inspired car-themed lyrics in the songs they were creating. “I also love old cars and totally wanted to drive a Barracuda around,” they admit. (The album cover sees G Flip posing outside of a hot-pink car with a retro-inspired design.)
To celebrate the album announcement, G Flip released the single “In Another Life,” which they say is the start of their album’s Dream Ride. The LP is also set to feature previously released singles “Disco Cowgirl” and “Big Ol’ Hammer,” which starred Fortune Feimster.
Dream Ride follows their second studio album, Drummer, which dropped in 2023. “I wanted to bring back just how I go about making music from the band sense and as a kid. The new record’s very instrument-based, very drum-heavy, very organic-sounding,” they told Rolling Stone. “There’s no loops that I got from the internet. Not saying that that’s a bad thing, but for my creative process, I wanted it to be very hands-on and me physically playing everything.”
