▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁ahead ▁of ▁their ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁C M J ▁Music ▁Mar athon ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁band ▁announced ▁signing ▁to ▁Kan ine ▁Records , ▁and ▁an ▁EP ▁release ▁through ▁Kan ine ▁& ▁Fort una ▁Pop ! ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Form ation , ▁early ▁years ▁( 2 0 1 1 – 2 0 1 3 ) ▁September ▁Girls ▁formed ▁following ▁the ▁break ▁up ▁of ▁their ▁previous ▁band ▁Tal ul ah ▁Does ▁The ▁H ula ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁adding ▁drum mer ▁Sarah ▁Gr imes ▁to ▁the ▁band . ▁The ▁group ▁took ▁their ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁Big ▁Star ▁song ▁' Se ptember ▁G urls '. ▁ ▁The ▁change ▁in ▁name ▁also ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁sound ▁from ▁the ▁group ▁with ▁the ▁five - pie ce ▁taking ▁insp iration ▁from ▁the ▁gar age ▁rock ▁scene ▁and ▁bands ▁the ▁members ▁were ▁listening ▁to ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁then ▁began ▁to ▁perform ▁live ▁around ▁the ▁Irish ▁and ▁UK ▁music ▁scenes ▁and ▁would ▁eventually ▁release ▁several ▁stand ▁alone ▁singles . ▁This ▁included ▁limited ▁edition ▁ 7 " ▁vin yl s ▁such ▁as ▁' Green ▁E yed ' ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁a ▁Cass ette ▁Store ▁Day ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁release ▁of ▁' Sh ips ' ▁through ▁Manchester ▁noise ▁pop ▁band ▁P IN S ▁record ▁label ▁Haus ▁of ▁P ins . ▁Both ▁songs ▁would ▁end ▁up ▁featuring ▁on ▁their ▁debut ▁album . ▁ ▁Deb ut ▁album ▁C urs ing ▁the