Queer heartache is a unique experience, and one that Hit Like a Girl knows well. Drawing influence from pop, emo, indie and even hardcore, the band channels yearning, love and loss into intimate yet catchy music that may resonate with fans of Tigers Jaw, Future Teens, or Indigo De Souza. 

Hit Like a Girl is the songwriting project of Nicolle Maroulis (they/them), joined by a rotating live lineup that now features Mol White (they/them) on synth and backing vocals, Mike Davis (he/they) on drums and backing tracks, and rotating members on guitar. 

Hit Like a Girl strives to represent trans and queer artists, and inspire them to follow their creative pursuits. In 2016 Maroulis founded No More Dysphoria, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization created with the goal of helping transgender individuals pay for major aspects of their transition.  

Maroulis is a masterful and prolific songwriter. In the eight years since Hit Like a Girl’s inception in 2017, Maroulis has released 4 full length records (You Make Sense (2017), What Makes Love Last (2018), Heart Racer (2021)) and one EP (Becoming (2022)). The band has performed alongside the likes of Mom Jeans, Kississippi, Origami Angel, Pool Kids, and Prince Daddy and the Hyena, and has toured with acts including John-Allison Weiss and The Iron Roses.

On March 27, 2026, Hit Like a Girl are excited to release Burning at Both Ends, their most collaborative LP to date. “It’s the first album I was able to write with the folks in my current live lineup,” Maroulis explains. The first single, Keepsake Theory, will be out [12/10/25] via Cryptid Records.

Written by Anna Claire White

Press: hq@cryptidrecordsphl.com
Booking: Nicollemaroulis@gmail.com

Current Contributing Tour Members

Sean Bonney-Burrill - Guitar
Mike Davis - Drums
Mol White - Synth
Nat Lopatine - Bass

Past Contributing Tour Members
Stevie Dodge - Guitar
Blue Barnett - Bass
Oaks Korogodsky - Bass
Mazz Cardone - Bass
Nat Lopatine - Bass
Nolee Morris - Drums
Amelia Wolfe - Guitar
Evelyn Gray - Guitar
Leah Tagliarino - Drums
Frederick Pruden - Bass, Synth, Guitars
Gillian Smith - Bass, Tour Manager
Avery Salermo - Bass
Reginald Mason - Bass
Liv Battell - Drums
Jer Berkin - Drums
Jack Parsons - Guitar
Joseph Paventa - Bass, Guitar
Marco Caruso - Drums
Shannon Taylor - Guitar
Lance Cashman - Guitar
Michelle Nuccio - Photography
Sawyer Camden - Guitar, Synth, Trumpet
Ana Davis - Synth
Zachary Fisher - Guitar
Conor Kinkade - Drums
Abbie Kats - Guitar
Alex Martin - Bass
Zach Miller - Drums
Cora Taylor - Drums
Yvette Meyers - Guitar
Nicole Mesce - Bass
Andrew Vigoreux - Guitar
Mona Patel - Drums
Jake Levy - Bass
Rob Garland - Bass
Joseph Kelly - Guitar, Synth
Allen Nunez - Drums