Nova Twins

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Nova Twins
GenresAlternative rock, punk, rapcore
Years active2014–present
Labels
MembersAmy Love
Georgia South

Nova Twins are an English rock duo formed in London in 2014, consisting of vocalist/guitarist Amy Love and bassist Georgia South.[1]

Career

Love and South have been close friends since childhood and have played in bands that were often booked on the same bill. They formed a band together in 2014 named BRAATS, releasing the song "Bad Bitches" under that name.[2] In the summer of that year they settled on the name Nova Twins, then released their first track "Bassline Bitch" in April 2015.[3][4][5][6] This attracted the attention of independent label Robotunes,[7] an offshoot of veteran promoter Rob Hallet's Robomagic who signed them and released their first self titled EP in 2016.[8]

After a show at French festival Rencontres Trans Musicales in December 2016, Nova Twins spent most of 2017 touring multiple countries and supported Prophets of Rage[4] after which Tom Morello named them, 'The best band you've never heard of.'[9] They have since gone on to support Wolf Alice, Little Simz, Dream Wife, Black Honey[10] and Skunk Anansie.[11] 2017 also saw Nova Twins self release the singles 'Thelma & Louise' and 'Mood Swings', and start their own custom clothing line called 'Bad Stitches'.[12][3]

2018 saw them self release the singles "Hit Girl" and "Lose Your Head". They continued to tour with shows in Europe and America (Afropunk Brooklyn). Towards the end of that year they started working on recording their debut album with producer Jim Abbiss.

In 2019, they continued to work on their album and supported Fever 333 and again Prophets of Rage. The singles "Devil's Face" and "Vortex" from the upcoming album were released with accompanying music videos. They also collaborated with several brands, notably Dr Martens on a global campaign, contributing both music and visuals. It was revealed later in the year that they had been signed to Fever 333's label 333 Wreckords Crew, with the title for their debut album Who Are The Girls?, due for release on February 28, 2020.[13]

Who Are The Girls? received positive reviews at Kerrang!,[14] Crash[15] and elsewhere.

Musical style

Nova Twins have been described by The Guardian as a "bass-heavy duo fusing grime and punk", and by themselves as "urban punk".[1] PRS for Music called them "a genre bending amalgamation of raw punk energy, illegal rave electronics and unapologetic grimey attitude."[16]

Members

  • Amy Love – lead vocals, guitar (2014–present)
  • Georgia South – bass, keyboards, backing vocals (2014–present)

Discography

EPs and non-album singles

  • Nova Twins EP (2016)
  • Thelma and Louise EP (2017)
  • Mood Swings EP (2017}
  • "Hit Girl" (2018)

Albums

  • Who Are the Girls? (2020)

References

  1. ^ a b Lester, Paul (2016-09-12). "New band of the week: Nova Twins (No 119) – bass-heavy duo fusing grime and punk". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  2. ^ "Braats On". Amazingtunes.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  3. ^ a b "Interview: Nova Twins - The Lexington — When The Horn Blows". Whenthehornblows.com. 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  4. ^ a b "interview | nova twins". Schonmagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  5. ^ "Nova Twins. Bassline B*tch". Right Chord Music. 2015-12-03. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  6. ^ "Nova Twins - Artist Profile". Eventseeker.com. Retrieved 2020-02-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ ""Bassline Bitch" – Nova Twins". MusicRiot.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  8. ^ "Nova Twins signs with Robomagic & announces debut release". Grande-rock.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  9. ^ https://www.nme.com/music-interviews/nova-twins-being-black-women-doing-punk-music-is-political-2699278
  10. ^ https://www.moles.co.uk/event/nova-twins/
  11. ^ https://artnoiseevents.com/4311/uncategorized/review-skunk-anansie-with-nova-twins-brighton-dome/
  12. ^ "Track Of The Day #1038: Nova Twins - Thelma and Louise | God Is In The TV". Godisinthetvzine.co.uk. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  13. ^ "Nova Twins Announce Debut Album, Who Are The Girls?". Kerrang.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  14. ^ https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-nova-twins-who-are-the-girls/
  15. ^ https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/nova-twins-who-are-the-girls
  16. ^ https://www.prsformusic.com/m-magazine/features/video-nova-twins-lose-your-head/

External links

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