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Alumna Libby Hsieh plays bass in the all-female band Girl Friday. She said the band&#039;s songs feature inherently political messages under a more lighthearted pop sound on their latest EP, “Tiny Hats.” (Isa Saalabi/Daily Bruin)

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Alumna Libby Hsieh dons a suit and mustache in her band’s latest music video. In the music video for the band Girl Friday’s song “12 Hour Turnaround,” Hsieh, the band’s bassist, depicts a man, while a fellow female band member dresses as a 1950s housewife.

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All-female band comments on gender politics through songs, music videos

By Eli Countryman

Dec. 7, 2017 9:22 p.m.