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The band hangs with Alt Press backstage at Riot Fest to discuss the show, inspirations and more.

While the punk rock music scene does not lack female bands, the band discusses lack of booking more femmes.

Backstage at Riot Fest in Chicago, the band poses for portraits alongside Warpaint, Kim Gordon & more.

Heart Eyes speaks with the band about 10 Things I Hate About You, Shrek Raves, Charmed and more!

Luna sat down with the band’s frontwoman Melissa to learn more about their recent album, LA roots, and the beauty in nostalgia. 

Jackie and Melissa chat about their current favorite tunes, looking back at 10 years of Stoked On You and more.

Unpublished Zine sits down backstage with The Aquadolls at their headline Chicago show to discuss "Charmed", life on the road, and mental health. 

1127 Magazine sits down with The Aquadolls backstage at their headline House Of Blues show for an interview.

Alternative Press lists "Charmed" in their guide of June releases to check out.

The Aquadolls over indulge in their newest music video for Burn Baby Burn. 

The Aquadolls have perfected the early 2000s teen movie vibe in their new release “Burn Baby Burn”.

The band talks astrology, music picks currently on rotation, touring with Sublime with Rome, and more with Gold Hand Girls. 

‘Burn Baby Burn’ arrived following the previous single releases of ‘Beachy’ back in 2022, and ‘Sneaky’ earlier this year. 

The Aquadolls will be heading out on their headline North American Spring Fling Tour from late April through early June with a stop at Atlanta’s Shaky Knees festival. 

LA’s The Aquadolls have revealed the next single from their upcoming full length, Charmed, with new song

 Burn Baby Burn. 

LA Weekly interviews the band about "Sneaky" and the upcoming album, stating: “It’s immediately apparent that the three musicians have impressive chemistry, five years in the making.”

“Sneaky” laments the “new normal” of love in the modern age as it captures the uncertainties of a new relationship. 

Starring the band in all their femme fatale glory, the storyline glides through performance footage, smashed cakes and burning dollhouses as The Aquadolls question their relationship circumstances.

Combining romantic angst with heavy and at times, dreamlike, instrumentation, “Sneaky” speaks directly to their self-ascribed title of “mermaid rock and roller.” 

Instead of attempting to escape these simmering feelings of doubt, the self-coined “mermaid rock and rollers” lean into them, opening the floodgates and letting all of their inhibitions pour into this bombastic cascade of sound. 

The band chats with Austin Underground about Freaky Friday, astrology, and more backstage at Austin City Limits.

The Aquadolls sit down with 101X: The Morning X + Alternative Music + Austin backstage at Austin City Limits.

The band hangs out with Gossip Greg of iHeartRadio backstage at the Austin City Limits music festival. 

Hulu live-streams Austin City Limits music festival live from Austin, TX. featuring The Aquadolls, Wallows, Paramore and more. 

Lisa Worden of iHeartRadio and ALT 98.7 plays the band's latest single on the all-femme radio show She Is The Voice.

The band sits down with Stryker of ALT 98.7 on his Tuna On Toast podcast.

Lisa Worden of iHeartRadio and ALT 98.7 airs "Cry Baby" on her all-femme radio show. 

The Aquadolls are due to release their latest single ‘Beachy which was produced by Chris Szcezech who has worked on many projects with The Goo Goo Dolls, on August 26th. James Mellen reviewed for us.

See a gallery of photos from The Aquadolls performance opening for Inucbus and Sublime with Rome in Camden, New Jersey via WMMR.

The Aquadolls—singer, guitarist, and founder Melissa Brooks, drummer Jacqueline Proctor, and bassist Keilah Nina—have a very ‘60s vibe reminiscent of The Honeys mixed with ‘90s alternative rock, the latter a perfect fit for their tourmates, Incubus and Sublime With Rome.

Riot Rage Magazine speaks with Melissa about the band's latest single, the upcoming Incubus tour, and recordi their third studio album.

Frontwoman Melissa Brooks says, “This song tells the story of falling for someone and starting to obsess over them. It’s about imagining all of the things we could do together, both romantic and twisted, showing the darker sides of having a crush and longing for more to come from it.”

e gOut Front speaks with te band about the chaos of tour life, upcoming releases, and femme/nonbinary representation in music. Read more on pages 58-59. 

The Aquadolls will be opening for Incubus and Sublime with Rome in summer 2022.

They exude such a positive and happy vibe from the stage in words and behavior. From Melissa, on vocals and guitar, to Keilah, on bass, and Jacqueline, on drums, there was many smiles to be found as they performed.

As the band members go crazy for another band playing their instruments, their sound stands out among the typical tones in their latest single. 

One of the greatest Christmas songs of all time gets a high-octane update, courtesy of The Aquadolls and a pair of their own Santa’s Helpers – Angelo Moore of Fishbone and NOFX’s El Hefe!

Melissa chats with Philty Mag about the ongoing co-headline tour with Sitting On Stacy. 

The Aquadolls song "Mine" is featured in Jam Cellars Wine Co. advert for the recap of Ohana Festival with Pearl Jam.

Gritty In Pink hosts an Instagram live concert and chat with The Aquadolls, L7, Lunachicks and more female artists paving the way. 

Music Festival Wizard shares photos of The Aquadolls at Beach Life Festival September 2021. 

The band sits down with Grey Matters Now and tour manager Jaysea Devoe to discuss maintaining balance in the industry, as well as an acoustic performance. 

Melissa and Keilah perform for KTLA before they hit the Ohana Festival Stage.

The band comes together as best friends in their Virgin Suicide's inspired music video for their latest single. 

The band speaks to Music Connection and tells the story of how they signed to Enci Records in July 2021 on page 27.

The Aquadolls are special guests on this episode of Crooners in Coffeeshops. 

The Aquadolls, “Disappearing Girl” — Over a fuzzy grunge melody, The Aquadolls tell a story of a modern femme fatale who has “eyes so vain” and “untangled curls.” 

The band sits with Dana Point Times backstage at Ohana 2021 to discuss their performance.

The Aquadolls play a selection of stripped-back songs, including their newest single Disappearing Girl, in this exclusive Paste Magazine performance. 

The band speaks with Anna of the Columbia Chronicle after their performance at Lollapalooza and discuss the importance of respecting female-presenting artists. 

Spin Magazine asks Jackie and Keilah backstage about what attracts Gen-Z to classic rock band Journey. 

The band sits down with Alison Northway of Australian blog Wall of Sound after their performance at Lollapalooza. 

101.9 The Mix chats with the band backstage Lollapalooza. 

Music blog Culture Collide discusses the band's "honeyed, shoegaze-y melodies" and their latest single. 

Slate spoke with lead singer Melissa Brooks from “mermaid rock and roll” band The Aquadolls about what it’s like to be a part of Lollapalooza for the first time. 

Alternative Press (AP) Magazine lists The Aquadolls as one of the 10 non-binary and women fronted punk bands who taking over the genre.

Blog Ohmyrockness states how things are on the up-and-up for this cool crew. 

Melissa Brooks chats with Clear Vision Collective about live-streaming, youtube videos, and how to keep motivated during global pandemic. 

Melissa goes on TOTOT podcast and shares funny tour memories, talks about upcoming projects and more!

The Hard Times talks with the band about the joys of finding a perfect lineup, the challenges of starting your own record label, and the importance of being yourself.

The Aquadolls got to hang out with Heart Eyes Magazine backstage at their headline show at Stubbs BBQ in Austin, Texas.

Melissa and Jackie of The Aquadolls speak with Born Loser Magazine and answer random questions while passing time in the tour van.

The Aquadolls chat with El Paso, Texas based Con Safros Magazine before their concert at local venue The Lowbrow Palace.

Sanuk Footwear premiere The Aquadolls documentary on their summer tour.

The Aquadolls speak with Austin Women Magazine about female representation within the Austin City Limits music festival.

ABC news in Austin, TX features and reviews The Aquadolls performance at ACL. 

Melissa talks to Voyage LA about producing the latest album and the struggles of being an independent artist.

The Aquadolls speak with Alien Farah on her Youtube series Spacing Out before they play their headlining show in Nashville, TN.

The Aquadolls present a Rockumentary of their adventures in summer 2019 going to Warped Tour while maintaining balance through yoga and the passion to play music

The Aquadolls latest single "Suck On This" gets played on Rodney on the Rock's radio show on Little Steven's Underground Garage channel 21 on Sirius XM.

The Aquadolls will be touring the US in Fall 2019, bringing the Aqua Babe Tour '19 across the country.

The Aquadolls announce they will be playing Austin City Limits in Austin, TX day two of both weekends with The Cure, Billie Eilish, and more.

The girls talk to Galaxy Magazine about playing the final Warped Tour, their new song "Suck On This", and representation in the music scene.

Lithium Magazine premieres The Aquadolls latest single, "Suck On This".

Atlanta radio station WREK 91,1 FM plays The Aquadolls song "Troubled Valentine" on their Girl Rock playlist.

Fuse TV's Riffs comes to Melissa's house to see her try on some of her favorite clothes she wears on stage. 

Urban Outfitters chats with Melissa after their summer look-book photo shoot. 

The Aquadolls smash hit from their debut album Stoked On You is featured as the theme song for the Aerie Real campaign starring model Barbie Ferreira with over 2 million views.