(Credits: Far Out / Harv Frost)
Thu 4 September 2025 17:34, UK
Selin Macieira-Boşgelmez, the bassist for Lambrini Girls, has announced that she intends to take a step back from live shows at the behest of worsening symptoms of bipolar disorder and autism.
In a social media post, the bass player opened up about her experience on tour, “partially in order to be transparent about touring with disabilities in hopes to raise awareness” for the issue.
Though grateful for the experiences Lambrini Girls has brought her, Macieira-Boşgelmez says she has “been forced to come face to face with my limit.” Admitting that her bipolar disorder and autism were “undiagnosed until 4 years ago,” she revealed that she developed a physical tic after extensive touring in 2024.
The musician also said that it progressed into a “vocal tic as well, and is causing me a lot of distress and pain.” She added, “This year’s May, I had one of the most intense and destructive manic episodes of my life so far. I’ve had inexplicable pains and ailments every single time I’m on tour for over a year. I’m in a constant state of fear, anger, despair – like a cornered feral cat – due to the intense environments I’m exposed to and it’s broken me down.”
Therefore, Macieira-Boşgelmez concluded, she must “withdraw and try to simulate a safe environment, to mend the foundations I’ve cracked in myself to try and come back to myself. Unfortunately this means I’ll be taking a step back from live shows with Lambrini Girls, to give myself a chance to seek medical help.”
As a result, the upcoming US Lambrini Girls tour will see Kaitlin Pelkey from the band Big Girl take Macieira-Boşgelmez’s place. The original bassist will be moving back to Portugal temporarily from mid-September.
“I’m so tired of being expected to be ‘loud’ and ‘energetic’ — to be ‘on’ all the time. I’m tired of feeling like being quiet in this band is weakness and inadequacy, like it’s not enough,” Macieira-Boşgelmez concluded. “I’ve betrayed myself for so long at nobody’s cost but my own. No more cosplaying from me.”
Far Out gave Lambrini Girls’ recent album, Who Let the Dogs Out, noted, “The album is largely let down by its unimaginative lyricism and lack of sonic diversity. Every song on the album, with the exception of ‘No Homo’, sound virtually identical. In short, you could create your very own Lambrini Girls song by reading out centre-left social media posts over a thumping bassline.”
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