Northwest-based indie art-punk trio Gen and the Degenerates release energetic bi-affirming new track ‘Favourite Jumper’, delivering an indie, infused with New York art-punk cool dance track.
The band are known for their brash energy, chaotic live shows and front person Genevieve Glynn-Reeves’ lyrics, which are always smart and perceptive. The track additionally speaks to bisexual identity erasure, challenging the persistent idea that queerness can be diluted or invalid depending on the gender of a partner.
“We see this reflected in rhetoric around bisexual women settling down with men and almost relinquishing their queerness to try and feel safer. I think this is the perfect time to rebel against that and be as slutty and queer as possible. And so this is really just a fun party song of sorts, from the point of view of a bisexual person (guess what – it’s me), discussing previous experiences in a fun way, but also attempting to reconcile an honest and healthy relationship with a partner, with the totality of that sexuality and sexual history.”
Born out of frustration that expectations of women to be pure, agreeable and quiet remain ever present, especially against the backdrop of rising right-wing political discourse across the UK. The band stand firmly against these outdated notions.
“Whenever the right wing is on the rise there is this puritanical pressure placed on women to be virtuous. Women are villanised for being overtly sexual and treated as if they don’t have agency or control over their own bodies.” States vocalist Genevieve Glynn-Reeves.
Live Dates:
1-May – Digital, Newcastle UK *
2-May – Bread Shed, Manchester UK *
4-May – Bodega, Nottingham UK *
5-May – Castle and Falcon, Birmingham UK *
7-May – Scala, London UK *
9-May – Clwb lfor Back, Cardiff UK *
3-Oct – Loco Klub, Bristol UK (Commoner’s Fair)
* Supporting Hyphen