Album Info Hide Show Artist: Ali Barter Album: A Suitable Girl Released: Australia, 2017 Tracklist: A1 Cigarette A2 One Foot In A3 Girlie Bits A4 Tokyo A5 The Captain A6 Light Them On Fire B1 Please Stay B2 Live With You B3 Delilah B4 Far Away B5 Walk/Talk Info About Buying Vinyl From Our Record Store We are a small independent record store located at 211 High St, Preston in Melbourne, Australia (North of Northcote, between Thornbury & Reservoir) We buy and sell new and used vinyl records – if you have a collection you’d like to sell please click here . We ship Australia wide for a flat rate of $10 for standard shipping or $15 for express post. Free Shipping for orders $150 and over. You can also pick up your order in store, just select Local Pickup at the checkout. We also ship internationally – prices vary depending on weight and location. We ship vinyls in thick, rigid carboard mailers with a crushable zone on either side, and for extra safety we bubble wrap the records. 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You can contact our Melbourne record shop at (03) 9939 3807 or at [email protected] Happy Listening! Description Hide Show Released in March 2017, A Suitable Girl is the kind of debut that feels fully formed, the product of years spent soaking up the right records and sharpening a point of view. Ali Barter came out of Melbournes indie scene with a sharp tongue and sharper hooks, and you can hear both immediately. The guitars bite, the drums swing, and her voice lands with that perfect mix of sweetness and steel. Produced by Oscar Dawson of Holy Holy, the album has a clean, muscular sound that keeps the focus on songs youll want to shout along to on the tram ride home. You can trace a clear line from 90s alt rock to what Barter does here, but it never feels like cosplay. The influence of Liz Phairs frankness and Veruca Salts crunch sits alongside a distinctly Australian sensibility, the dry wit that turns a gripe into an anthem. Dawsons production stacks bright, overdriven guitars against unfussy rhythms, leaving space for Barters melodies to dart and sting. Its tight and purposeful, like a band thats been road-testing these songs at tiny Melbourne pubs and knows exactly how they land. Girlie Bits is the lightning rod, for good reason. Its a pop-punk rush with a chorus that flips everyday sexism into a rallying cry, fueled by a real sense of exasperation and a wicked grin. The song became a favorite on triple j and sparked plenty of conversation about the way women are still talked about in music and beyond. What makes it work is how fun it is. Even as she skewers the nonsense, the track is catchy as anything, built for sweaty rooms and breathless singalongs. Cigarette pares things back to a woozy sway, all humid tension and smoke-ring guitars. Barter leans into the hazy melody, letting the edges blur while the rhythm section keeps a steady pulse. It shows another gear, proof she can do slow-burn as well as high-voltage. Elsewhere, she picks her battles with care. The title A Suitable Girl wryly nods toward expectations, and the lyrics move from relationship dynamics to self-image to the small ways we learn to push back. Its thoughtful, but it never turns into homework. Every idea is anchored to a hook. Part of the thrill here is hearing a songwriter who knows exactly what she wants to say. In 2016 Barter wrote a widely shared piece calling out how women get written out of rock history, and that same energy runs through this album. Not as a lecture, but as lived experience, folded into choruses youll hum for weeks. Dawson, a guitarist with an ear for detail, colors around her lines with chiming leads and fuzzed-out textures, keeping the record cohesive without sanding off its scrappy edges. If youre the kind of listener who cares about sound in the room, A Suitable Girl sings on wax. The guitar layers separate, the kick drum lands with a little extra thump, and Barters vocal sits right where it should. Ali Barter vinyl isnt always easy to spot in the wild, so if you can find A Suitable Girl vinyl, grab it. Its the sort of record that rewards a front-to-back spin while youre flipping through liner notes and nursing a coffee. For anyone trying to buy Ali Barter records online, keep an eye on independent shops that ship across the country, especially the outlets specializing in vinyl records Australia. And if you stumble across a copy at a Melbourne record store, dont hesitate. Seven years on, the album still feels punchy and current, which says a lot about how cleanly it was put together and how sharply it was written. Barter didnt try to do everything at once. She made a concise, hook-stacked guitar record that stakes out her corner and invites you in. If you already keep Ali Barter albums on vinyl next to your 90s alt favorites, this will slide right in. If youre new, start here. Its the sound of a songwriter arriving, smiling just enough, and saying exactly what needed to be said. Product Reviews Hide Show Write a Review