Pub Girl by Natasja Lucienne Orders Another UKG Round

British people love their pubs. I mean, REALLY love their pubs. For some, it’s almost a religion. I’ve been here long enough to understand the ritual, even if alcohol and I never became friends – I don’t like the smell, I don’t like the taste, and changing the order hasn’t helped either. Anyway, I get it: the round, the table, the Sunday roast, and friends who say “one more” like they’ve just discovered immortality.

Natasja Lucienne paid attention too. She recently released Pub Girl, a song that turns that British social habit into a delicious electronic snapshot, and I certainly didn’t say no to this one. All through the eyes of an Indonesian-Dutch artist who found herself watching the whole thing from a similarly interesting angle. Cheers to that.

From London Life to Clinking Gamelan

Lucienne grew up in the Netherlands, with Dutch and Indonesian roots, before moving to London. With her Metropolitan Lady project, she mixes pop and electronic music with sounds from her Southeast Asian roots, while everyday city life gives her plenty to write about.

For Pub Girl, she started with one observation: the pub occupies a huge place in British social life, especially beside the club culture she knew before moving here. And yeah, I’ve been here long enough to confirm she wasn’t imagining things.

Natasja Lucienne produced the track in her home studio in March 2026 and recorded all the vocals in one day. Quick as a shot. Meanwhile, Chicago-based Ethan Ankney joined the production party remotely through weekly Zoom sessions. And all due respect to their choice – those UK garage drums didn’t end up there by accident. They’re a little nod to the time both of them spent in London.

But here’s to my favourite detail Lucienne shared – and this one deserves its own pint: gamelan sounds that she used to mimic glasses clinking together. I mean, if you’re going to write about British pubs, you may as well put the glasses in the bloody production too. And that’s what she did, bless her.

And Then There’s the Movement

Natasja also trained in Indonesian dance for two years, which explains where some of that influence came from. And once you see her moving through the video, that little piece of the story suddenly makes a lot of sense. I’ll leave the rest to your eyes.

Pub Girls Have a Schedule

The lyrics? Well, they pretty much tell you how a proper Pub Girl evening goes: “Pub girls wanna get pints in the pub,” followed by “Pub girls clock their 9 to 5 / Get a Sunday roast after Saturday night.” Elsewhere, we get nicotine, locked eyes, drinking games, raised stakes, rounds with friends and the final shared Uber home. “Pub girls don’t care if there are men” may be the most efficient social policy I’ve heard all week.

Meanwhile, Natasja Lucienne keeps moving. She co-hosts a radio show, performs regularly around London and is building toward a debut headline show later this year. An EP is also on the way. That’s quite an agenda she’s got there. I suddenly feel like I’ve wasted half my week.

Fancy another round? Follow Natasja Lucienne here – the pub may close eventually, but her agenda clearly doesn’t.

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