Early September, London-based avant pop duo Jockstrap unveiled their long-awaited debut album I Love You Jennifer B. Today, Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye shared the video for “Greatest Hits,” a highlight off the project which is also one of the best tracks of the year. The visuals were directed by FKA Twigs‘ Caprisongs visual collaborator Aidan Zamiri. Watch below.

London-based experimental duo Jockstrap (Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye) have finally announced the release of their debut album, I Love You Jennifer B. “[It] is a collection of Jockstrap tracks that have been 3 years in the making,” they explained. “Everything on it is pretty singular sounding so we hope there is a track on there for everyone and something that speaks to you and says ‘I’m a banger.’” The record features the previously released singles “50/50” and “Concrete Over Water.”

Alongside the announcement, the band also shared a brand new single, “Glasgow,” which Taylor described as “our coming of age, moving forward, long-distance, travelling, beautiful bosk, wonderful thicket song.” Georgia added: “Glasgow is a great city, perhaps my favourite in the UK. Only downside is that it’s so damn cold all the time.”

Watch the self-made video for “Glasgow” below and pre-order/save I Love You Jennifer B now.

One of the most innovative duos in London, Jockstrap (Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye) have yet to announce the release of their highly anticipated debut album. In the meantime, they have just shared an audacious, 7 minute-long new track, “Concrete Over Water.” It also comes with a self-directed video, which is just as creative.

“‘Concrete Over Water’ was written on a Summer’s night in 2019 in a flat in Farringdon which was above a pub, and above a train line,” explains Ellery. “The place hummed when the trains went under. The video was born out of the celestial themes in the song. Eddie and I created the characters (Moongirl, Voyager, Magma Boy, etc.) to explore the feelings of wonder, inspiration and the search for answers, to reflect what the song represents to me.”

Jockstrap (Georgia Ellery + Taylor Skye) announce today their signing to Rough Trade Records. Alongside this exciting news, they are also sharing a new single, “50/50,” as well as a Mollie Gallagher-directed video. The London-based duo has often drawn from electronic and dance music, but this new offering is probably one of their clubbiest so far. You would not believe that this pulsating beat was crafted by Taylor in bed whilst recovering from tonsillitis. Listen and watch below.

Following on from “Acid,” London-based avant-pop duo Jockstrap (Georgia Ellery + Taylor Skye) have announced the release of their sophomore EP, a 5-track project that is described as “a response to Love is the key to the City”. About the EP, Georgia also added:

[su_quote]The heavy autobiographical narrative of Wicked City is married to an expressive and limitless sound world; influenced by everything we [Georgia and Taylor] have ever musically absorbed and moulded with a ‘fuck it’ attitude. Particular musical features of this record include classical composition, through-composed songwriting and the heavy influence of dubstep. There are multiple narratives to Wicked City: sanity to madness; realism to surrealism and innocence to experience. But when it comes down to it, it’s a breakup / breakdown record that presents how I dealt with losing what I had when I wrote ‘love is the key’.[/su_quote]

Alongside this announcement, they’ve also unveiled a brand new track. Starting like an intimate and minimalistic ballad, “The City” eventually turns into a feast of glitch and triturated frequencies.

London-based experimental pop project Jockstrap, comprising Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye, have just announced the release of a new EP on Warp. The project will follow-up to their 2018’s mini-album Love Is the Key to the City.

They have also unveiled an avant-pop ballad, “Acid”, of which Ellery said: “‘Acid’ is a track for my brother. It’s expansive, vibrant and filled with love. Taylor designed this beautiful sound world: I sent him a 6/8 ballad and he sent me back this other worldly thing.”

Skye then added: “Georgia sent me this swooning, expressive, tender piano demo and I did my best to match it. It was real fun to produce. I feel like this is the most uplifting song we’ve made so far – it almost has summer vibes.”

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Known as one half of London dysfunctional pop duo Jockstrap, 20-year-old songwriter Taylor Skye is also releasing some music in solo. A few weeks ago, we actually named his debut single “Kode Fine” as one of our favorite tracks of the year so far. Ahead of the release of his debut solo EP tomorrow, Skye is now sharing a new single, “This Season,” which is described as the EP’s centrepiece. Driven by cheerful vocals and glittering yet unpredictable synth arpeggios, this quirky new offering sounds like a celebration. As he explains:

[su_quote]It’s about starting the new season right. With this song I tried to capture those final moments before the season starts to change. It’s also a family song. My sister Martha is singing in the chorus with me. Props.[/su_quote]

“This Season” also comes with a video, which was directed by Jockstrap‘s Georgia Ellery. In line with the bedroom, DIY aesthetic of the track, the party-friendly visuals are hinting at the harsh realities of being a broke student and artist living in London. About the visuals, Taylor explained:

[su_quote]It was pretty simple. We had a small budget so just got our friends some drinkos, went to our student union and smashed it, basically. A highlight of the vid is when my good friend Felix backflips in my kitchen. What a guy![/su_quote]

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