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\n\tOnce again, Jenni Rose finds herself in unfamiliar territory. And once again, she\u2019s mired in a blend of cautious excitement and raw anxiety. \u201cI was just talking to my girlfriend,\u201d Rose tells Rolling Stone<\/em>, \u201cand I can\u2019t believe that people are gonna hear this and see me like this.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tRose is referencing Tomgirls<\/a>, a three-piece pop-punk band she formed with her Vandoliers<\/a> bandmates Trey Alfaro and Patrick Smith. After coming out as a trans woman in April 2025<\/a> when Vandoliers \u2014 the cowpunk band Rose founded in 2015 \u2014\u00a0announced their Life Behind Bars<\/em> album, Rose created Tomgirls as a side project to help her process and express the kaleidoscope of emotions she was suddenly feeling as the trans leader of a country band in Texas.<\/p>\n \n\tThat band, Vandoliers, are going nowhere. But Tomgirls are what\u2019s occupying Rose\u2019s mind today. In February, they will release Sissy<\/em>, their 10-track debut LP, on Rose\u2019s independent label Skull and Bow Records. Tomgirls even set up a website<\/a> dedicated to pre-orders.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThe idea of it is the trans experience,\u201d Rose says, \u201cand this dynamic build into accepting yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAhead of the album, Tomgirls dropped Sissy<\/em>\u2019s first single \u201cRun\u201d on Friday, along with its accompanying video \u2014\u00a0a classically pop-punk themed production that features Rose in a white dress, singing, dancing and playing an electric guitar. She\u2019s joined by Alfaro on drums and Smith on bass against a colorful backdrop that oscillates from hot pink to deep blue.<\/p>\n \n