Pillow Queens is an Irish indie-rock band from Dublin. Having first come together in Autumn of 2016 on a basketball court in a Dublin city park, the four members of Pillow Queens realised that making music together would be an equally productive group activity. Members are Sarah Corcoran, Rachel Lyons (drums and vocals), Cathy McGuinness (guitar and vocals), and Pamela Connolly (Corcoran and Connolly swap guitar, bass and lead vocal duties). Within a few months of forming they released their debut EP, Calm Girls, titled in an ironic nod to the bands anxious nature. The three songs dealt with themes of despair, crisis of self and distrust. The closing Wonderboys was “an attempt to put into musical form the feeling you get when your eyes roll back into your head when faced with toxic masculinity.” The songs quickly found their way into the hearts of new fans in the local underground DIY scene, and even onto BBC 6music playlists, with Steve Lamacq calling them “deceptively infectious, with sharp hooks and sharp nails” . By the summer of 2017, the band were touring the UK and performing on festival stages. Pillow Queens’ second EP, State of the State, was released in 2018 on UK DIY label Specialist Subject. While taking influence from artists from contemporary US DIY indie & punk scenes (such as Mitski, Waxahatchee, Hop Along, Cloud Nothings), Pillow Queens stay true to their Irish heritage, using Dublin colloquialisms in their lyrics and singing in thick Irish accents.