Metagirl & the Earth Passengers is a Brooklyn-based rock collective led by Erica Rowell that's been making noise since 2016.
Their hook-driven sound — “flashes of indie-rock swagger and garage-band looseness,” wrote The Indie Grid — blends blues, jazz, funk, punk, and ska into driving rhythms topped with "fiery," layered guitars and vocals praised as "strong, expressive and versatile."
And then there are the lyrics. Savoy Truffle Tunes called their latest track "Fire It Up" "genre-blurring genius."
Foxfire Magazine wrote about their previous single "I Don't Care": "There is movement in every part of it, both emotionally and thematically. It makes us feel things that make us want to move instead of staying still." By turns liberating and urgent,
Metagirl’s songs have something to say about life, love, art, and occasionally even quantum physics. Think Buzzcocks meet REM, with touches of Kim Deal in the mix.
The band has played all over NYC and beyond, including at some of the city’s premiere venues such as The Bitter End, Pete's Candy Store and Pianos. From Shrine in Harlem to Otto’s, to Brooklyn Music Kitchen, Freddy’s, and Gutter Bar, the band is not to be missed.
LATEST NEWS: Arriving in early 2027 is our four-song EP, Trying to Chalk the Sun. The first two tracks off it dropped in April and July 2026; third track expected November 6, 2026.
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