The Menstrual Cramps is a DIY queer punk band from Bristol, UK. Formed in 2017, the band is known for its feminist, anti-fascist, and pro-choice stance.
Formed in 2017, rife with anger and on the verge of homelessness in Bristol, UK, The Menstrual Cramps were born. With politics on their minds and injustices surrounding them, they accidentally became a band and recorded their debut album, We’re Not Ovaryacting, on distorted acoustic guitars in a broken bedroom. The album called on the world to "Save the Badgers" and "Cull the Tories." Their debut music video for "My Bush Ain’t Ur Business" was removed from YouTube after some trolls reared their ugly heads, objecting to the band's message of reclaiming their own bodies and breasts.
In the summer of 2019, they returned with a new album, Free Bleedin', featuring songs like the revolution-demanding "The Smash," the powerful anthem "No Means No" addressing rape culture, "Idols," which critiques the art world's problem with abusers and demands we stop idolizing our idols, and "I Like That Top," a catchy and comedic take on hipsters and gentrification, which was also featured in the BIFA award-winning film Sweetheart (2021).
The Menstrual Cramps is a DIY queer punk band from Bristol, UK. Formed in 2017, the band is known for its feminist, anti-fascist, and pro-choice stance.
Formed in 2017, rife with anger and on the verge of homelessness in Bristol, UK, The Menstrual Cramps were born. With politics on their minds and injustices surrounding them, they accidentally became a band and recorded their debut album, We’re Not Ovaryacting, on distorted acoustic guitars in a broken bedroom. The album called on the world to "Save the Badgers" and "Cull the Tories." Their debut music video for "My Bush Ain’t Ur Business" was removed from YouTube after some trolls reared their ugly heads, objecting to the band's message of reclaiming their own bodies and breasts.
In the summer of 2019, they returned with a new album, Free Bleedin', featuring songs like the revolution-demanding "The Smash," the powerful anthem "No Means No" addressing rape culture, "Idols," which critiques the art world's problem with abusers and demands we stop idolizing our idols, and "I Like That Top," a catchy and comedic take on hipsters and gentrification, which was also featured in the BIFA award-winning film Sweetheart (2021).
