Hex Girlfriend share debut EP ‘No Golf Cart Parking’
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Hex Girlfriend (Noah Yorke and James Knott) have released their debut 4-track EP ‘No Golf Cart Parking’ via sly-tone Records. It follows the recent singles ‘Graveyard on a Beach’ and ‘Drugs, Oil & Guns’, as featured by Matt Wilkinson.
‘No Golf Cart Parking’ expands on the bands familiar rave/rock sound, while also exploring a new milder side to the duo with ‘As We Sleep’. Shimmering synths and ethereal soundscapes contrast with industrial rhythms and growling basslines. From start to finish, ‘No Golf Cart Parking’ is an immersive listen with its unique arrangements and experimental production.
The duo speak about No Golf Cart Parking –
“‘No Golf Cart Parking’ means those who park their golf carts and commit evil deeds with handshakes and exchanges of words in between rounds of golf are not welcome. It’s an anti-fascist slogan, as these days you can reliably find fascists behind the doors of a members-only golf club. It’s also the name of this EP, into which we have squished gnashing noise, melancholy melody, repetitive danceable rhythm, and a lot more besides.”
‘No Golf Cart Parking’ tracklisting –
Drugs, Oil & Guns
Midnight’s Ink
As We Sleep
Graveyard on a Beach
‘No Golf Cart Parking’ was produced by Ross Orton (Arctic Monkeys, Yard Act, Amyl & The Sniffers) with additional production from James Knott. Recent support for the band has come from NME, Rolling Stone, Dork and DIY, whilst picking up radio support from Jack Saunders and Jess Iszatt at BBC Radio 1 and John Kennedy at Radio X.
Hex Girlfriend played an incendiary headline show at Bermondsey Social Club last week to a sold-out crowd. This follows a jawdropping performance at Pitchfork Paris earlier this month as well as Mutations in Brighton. This comes after shows at The Great Escape and sold-out headline shows at The Windmill and The George Tavern earlier this year. They recently supported NOISY across the UK and played London Calling in Amsterdam. All upcoming dates are below – See further dates below –
30th Nov – Mood Swings – Manchester, UK
About Hex Girlfriend:
Formed in 2020, Hex Girlfriend is the alter ego of Noah Yorke and James Knott. Meeting at Goldsmiths while studying popular music, their first impressions of each other were not promising, but they soon got talking, discovering their outlooks aligned and that something might be there.
They bonded over a desire to go against what music education and the scene in London instilled. ”We felt surrounded by a collective desire to make everything ‘edgy’ and ultra-personal, which forced repetitive narratives and the romanticisation of the ‘troubled artist’, resulting in venue after venue of men stood on stages holding cans of Stella, shouting about how evidently fucked everything is, behind an ever-present veil of ‘post-punk’. Especially in times like these, it feels more important than ever to broaden these attitudes and find a space for connection with the fun, strange and different in music, to offer a departure from the everyday.”
As they got to know each other, these attitudes became something they both wanted to develop in their work and gave rise to Hex Girlfriend.The band pulls on various influences, from left-field pop to rock, dense electronica to hip-hop. For James, inspiration has often come from performance-based artists such as maximalist electronic musician Kate NV and techno producer VTSS, artists with a healthy dose of fun, energy and expression. For Noah, Death Grips have been an immovable force, highlighting the production, the sonics, and the cryptic poetry of the lyrics. Crossover artists such as The Prodigy, who could straddle rock and dance worlds with their incendiary live show, are another critical influence, demonstrating the depths to which performers can take their shows.
Live performance is crucial; it’s where this south London-based duo come into their own. For them, the live experience is much more than just recreating the record; it’s an opportunity to perform theatrically, creating a cathartic experience for the audience where they can let go of reality for a moment. It allows a more impulsive side to emerge as they feed off the audience, making each show unique to those who experience it. As a two-piece, they are “maximalist in stage presence, yet minimalist in stage production”, allowing themselves the space to inject spontaneity and fun into their work.
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My life is a soundtrack, i track my life through music, photography is my passion, my escape, my expression. Without both i have pieces missing, thankfully i’m blessed and get to combine both.
Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago
