Welcome Nectarine Girl to the EAR Family
We’re excited to welcome Nectarine Girl to the EAR family. She’s helping shape the sound of florist grunge, a microgenre rooted in shoegaze-influenced alternative rock with wall-of-sound guitars, grungy textures, and ethereal ambiance. Originally from Brookline, MA and now based in Brooklyn, NY, Nectarine Girl creates emotionally immersive music that feels both intimate and expansive. Her second album, Good Excuses for Laziness, arrives January 20 and offers a dreamy, cathartic soundtrack for the winter months. If you're a fan of Wisp, The Sewing Club, or chokecherry, you’ll want to tune in.
Nectarine Girl - Good Excuses for Laziness cover
Her Story
Music has been part of Nectarine Girl’s life from a young age. She remembers singing harmonies in a girls' group at age ten and feeling overwhelmed by the emotional depth of the moment. That early spark still fuels her creativity today. The name "Nectarine Girl" came from a real obsession in the summer of 2018. After eating nectarines for every meal for a week, she learned that nectarines are peaches with a recessive trait. They’re sweeter but also more sensitive. That became her metaphor. To her, sensitivity is a gateway to sweetness, depth, and complexity.
Musical Style & Sound
Nectarine Girl’s sound is deeply emotional and sonically rich. While she sits comfortably in the florist grunge space, she constantly bends genre boundaries with curiosity. Influenced by artists like my bloody valentine, alex g, and ringo deathstarr, she mixes acoustic guitars, ambient textures, and experimental vocals to explore complex feelings. For a great introduction, listen to "Pretty Like Water". It blends her folk-inspired melodies with gritty shoegaze energy and captures her ability to hold beauty and distortion in the same breath.
Why She Joined EAR
Nectarine Girl discovered EAR through a recommendation on Instagram. After two long conversations with EAR’s Louis, she felt an immediate sense of trust and alignment. What drew her in was their shared commitment to working with intention and never cutting corners. Since joining the label, she’s been especially excited to develop the visual and marketing side of her work. She sees audience engagement as its own creative art form. One major realization since signing? Having a manager isn’t optional. It’s essential for staying grounded and focused. She describes it as life-changing to have support she can fully trust.
Upcoming Projects
Her second album, Good Excuses for Laziness, arrives January 20 and delivers a moody, immersive experience. It's perfect for wintertime reflection and blends ambient textures with rich emotion. The project includes instrumental tracks that allow her to express herself without words. That, she says, feels incredibly pure. This album shows a deeper evolution in her sound and reflects her desire to push emotional boundaries through music.
Fun & Personal
If she were a fruit? “Nectarine. I literally already am.” Enough said.
What’s Next?
Nectarine Girl’s goals for the year ahead are big. She hopes to go on tour, meet fans face to face, and bring her dream music videos to life with cinematographer Myles Caba. She’s already working on her third album and wants to keep expanding her creative universe. To follow her journey, visit nectarinegirl.com or connect with her on Spotify, Apple Music, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
