Nova Twins

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

Nova Twins
Georgia South (left) and Amy Love (right)
Background information
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Years active2014–present
Labels333 Wreckords Crew
Websitenovatwins.co.uk
MembersAmy Love
Georgia South

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, the 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 the 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 (including 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.

Their debut album Who Are the Girls? was released on February 28, 2020.[13] Who Are the Girls? received positive reviews at Kerrang!,[14] Crash,[15] and elsewhere. The band won Best U.K. Breakthrough Band in the 2020 Heavy Music Awards.[16]

Musical style

The 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."[17]

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

Discography

Albums

EPs
  • Nova Twins EP (2016)
  • Thelma and Louise EP (2017)
  • Mood Swings EP (2017)

Singles
  • "Hit Girl" (2018)
  • "Mood Swings" (2018)
  • "Lose Your Head" (2018)
  • "Devil's Face" (2019)
  • "Vortex" (2019)
  • "Taxi" (2020)
  • "Play Fair" (2020)

Features
  • Vibrations EP (2017)[18] - "Vibrations - Remix" - Koder
  • Unpaintable EP (2020)[19] - "Flitch" - Tsar B
  • Flitch EP (2020)[20] - "Flitch" - Tsar B
  • POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR (2020)[21] - "1x1" - Bring Me The Horizon

References
  1. 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. "Interview: Nova Twins - The Lexington". When The Horn Blows. 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  4. "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.
  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. "Nova Twins: "Being black women doing punk music is political"". Nme.com. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  10. "NOVA TWINS". Moles.co.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  11. "Review: Skunk Anansie with Nova Twins @ Brighton Dome". Artnoisevents.com. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  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. "Album Review: Nova Twins – Who Are The Girls?". Kerrang.com. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  15. "Nova Twins - Who Are The Girls?". Clashmusic.com. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  16. DiVita, Joe. "Complete Winners List: 2020 Heavy Music Awards". Loudwire. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  17. "NOVA TWINS - Lose Your Head". Prsformusic.com. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  18. https://open.spotify.com/album/4Wsi7vjK0Rc9thlP5G9scH
  19. https://open.spotify.com/album/5f3oDBSuC7iJ11xA5ub7Rs
  20. https://open.spotify.com/album/60BR5ZOyC9DurX6Ki6lODR
  21. https://open.spotify.com/album/0e1WaSNDZnoPixaxDNdWo4
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