Hex Girlfriend: “This is a lot more Dead Kennedys than The Smile”
nme.comHex Girlfriend have spoken to NME about their journey from a low-key collaboration in university halls to high-energy sold-out shows on the London DIY circuit, their “political” new EP, and existing outside of the shadow of a famous father.The industrial pop project of South London-based musicians James Knott and Noah Yorke – the son of Radiohead frontman Thom – explained how they have enjoyed thriving on their own terms.“I just don’t get the fascination,” said Yorke of people comparing the band to his father’s work. “This is a lot more Dead Kennedys than it is The Smile.”Having just returned from a writing trip in Los Angeles, the duo said that new material will likely see them pursue a more political direction inspired by their experiences in the US as it gears up for the presidential election.“The EP is sort of about how fascism hides between the doors of golf clubs,” Yorke said. “There’s a good quote [by James Waterman Wise] about how when fascism arrives in America it’ll be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross.”“Initially it was a flurry of ideas, and in LA we had a chance to step back and focus in on something,” Knott added.It will follow recent single ‘Café Culture’, which the band said was inspired by the way they feel artists are often required to spend more time marketing themselves than they are creating art.“There’s this whole ‘grind-set’ thing that musicians are meant to have when they’re self-promoting.
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