Meet Vivian Girls, three Jersey lady rockers whose Brooklyn-based band churns out blasts of blistering surf-punk. The trio took their name from The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What is Known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-Angelinnian War Storm, Caused by the Child Slave Rebellion (a book they haven’t read) and boast personal monikers lifted from the Ramones and kickball teams. “We’re trying to write songs that are longer than two minutes,” guitarist-singer Cassie Ramone tells Rolling Stone. “We’re aiming for two-and-a-half minute songs.” Wondering why they love Burt Bacharach? Yearning to catch an exclusive performance of a song live from the RS offices? Click here for more:

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