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Mar 07, 2025 By Andy Von Pip Photography by Carly Boomer

Housewife (Brighid Fry) explores the weight of absence in “Matilda,” the latest single from her new EP Girl Of The Hour, out now via Submarine Cat Records. What begins as a song about a stolen bike unfolds into something deeper—an intimate reflection on grief and the things we struggle to let go of.

“Matilda was inspired by my bike getting stolen a couple years ago. I was an avid cyclist for years and really loved that bike (and had nicknamed it Matilda). I remember a while after it got stolen, I was out on a day that was perfect biking weather and just getting hit with how much I miss cycling. Obviously, the song isn’t just about a bike, but also an allegory for grief and loss, and missing something or someone you can’t have anymore. I think everyone, cyclists or not, can relate to that grief, and the struggle of moving on from things in their past, as I still haven’t replaced the bike to this day,” she explains.

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