Hey Millennials, Barlow Girl Is (Sort Of) Back

Hey Millennials. If your back is starting to hurt, you’re debating whether it’s worth staying up until midnight on New Year’s Eve, and you’ve already scoped out the couch as your final destination for the night, first of all, welcome. Second, don’t worry, you’re not alone. In fact, according to a familiar trio from your iPod, you’re NEVER ALONE.

Because yes, it happened. Two thirds of BarlowGirl have quietly re-entered the chat. Alyssa and Lauren Barlow are officially back as simply Barlow. Not only that, but they’re also back with a record deal.

In a statement shared by the duo, Alyssa and Lauren laid it out plainly, honestly, and without hype:

“Getting signed again wasn’t really on our radar. We knew we wanted to do music but thought we might try it independently this time.” But then something shifted. “That all changed this year.”

After stepping away from music over a decade ago, the sisters say they kept a small mental list of people they loved working with back in the day.  “We always said that if we ever did music again, they’d be the team we’d want to work with… The most amazing thing is, 13 years later, some of those people just so happened to form an incredible new label called By Design Music —and we are excited to announce we just signed a record deal with them!”

They close their statement with gratitude: “We can’t even begin to express how excited and grateful we are for this new season with our dream team!”

If you’re wondering whether the harmonies still hit the same without the trio format, the answer arrives casually, without explanation, in the form of a single Instagram post. Alyssa and Lauren recently dropped a performance of “O Holy Night,” and it does exactly what it needs to do.

You can watch it for yourself here:

 

 

 

 

 

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