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“But it’s got more testosterone [than the last EP],” quips Taylor.

“You’re right! It’s angrier and more demanding,” laughs Georgia. The pair digress into a

discussion about whether this description of the two EPs – their first as softer and
therefore more feminine, this new record as harder, brasher, and more masculine – is

helpful, or hangs on problematic stereotypes. “Well, coming from the creator, me, I think

I’m off the hook with that,” says Georgia firmly. “Because it’s how I feel.”

A lot of the conversation, with or without my interjections, goes a bit like this: they both
speak with a certain confidence – perhaps the product of a cocktail of undeniable talent

and a prestigious education – but are never cocky, and have a healthy way of
questioning themselves at each turn, and remaining open to new ideas. The only time

either of them sounds genuinely doubtful is when Taylor mentions the imminent end of

their degree.

“Once we leave Guildhall, things will be different,” he says, slowly. “You can’t just do
things for fun that won’t earn money – we do want to be living off this…” He trails off.

Speculating about the coming EP release, Georgia is more confident. “I think the

reception’s been great so far already – I think people will order the vinyl, and it’s the first

thing we’ve done physically. We’ve got a headline tour that’s now been rescheduled for
November [due to the COVID-19 crisis], but it was gonna be in autumn anyway, we

weren’t planning to tour straight after release.

“I’m on tour with Black Country, New Road a lot, but then when I’m with Taylor we talk
about what we’re gonna do, just us in a room, working on visual stuff…” she pauses, her

face cracking into a smile. “But when Taylor and I go on tour, that’s the best, that’s the

cherry on the cake. That’s where it all comes together.”

It’s a moment of affection which evokes the tenderness that, beneath the chaos, in-jokes
and curveballs, is a big part of why Jockstrap’s music is so special.

Jockstrap’s new EP ‘Wicked City’ is out June 5 via Warp Records