Irish indie rock artist Trophy Wife (Ruby Smyth) has released her new single, Scully. We asked her the BIG questions . . .
Named after the X-Files character played by Gillian Anderson, Scully sees Trophy Wife grapple with an internal landscape of anxiety, paranoia, and despair while in a seemingly banal, ordinary, and domestic setting.
"Scully is a song for people like me who are painfully self-aware and hold emotions very close to their chest," Ruby says. "It came to me one day while watching TV and contemplating the difference between the inner and outer world.
"Sonically I wanted it to be exciting and layered - focussing on conversational guitar lines, big rich harmonies, and a driving beat throughout. It slaps - and Gillian Anderson is really hot so, there's that too."
Between now and August, Trophy Wife has three single releases planned ahead of the release of her second EP in October.
Tell us three things about yourself . . .
I'm really into Myers Briggs, I write more poems than songs, I have a shrine to Whitney Houston in my house.
I’m How would you describe your music?
Indie rock in constant conversation with other genres.
Who are your musical inspirations?
There’s so many. Song writing wise I always have and always will look up to my ladies Joni and Carole.
What was the first gig you ever went to?
Beyoncé and it was incredible.
What was the first record you ever bought?
The Nightfly - Donald Fagan,
What’s your favourite song right now?
Juliana Hatfield - Universal Heartbeat.
Favourite lyric of all time?
That’s an impossible question but one would be, "I know no one’s going to show me everything, We all come and go unknown, Each so deep and superficial, Between the forceps and the stone" - Joni Mitchell.
If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Something off Voulez Vouz by ABBA - every song on that would have everything I’d need.
Where can people find your music/more information?
Spotify, Instagram, Tiktok.
