A New Single From Hexxy Breaks Boundaries,
And Has Fun Doing It
A new single release from Hexxy is an edgy, hyperactive, genre-bender, and the whole thing sort of hits like whiplash, while holding on to this crazy pop sensibility, all while boasting immense attitude, swagger, and color.
It's been a very long time since I've heard a track that actually blends color and edginess with this one does, and it all has this sort of alternative backing as it combines natural and digital instrumentation seamlessly and creates this atmosphere that's all its own.
The track features drums, beats, guitars, synths, and loads more, all rolled up into this 2-minute experimental experience that is most certainly unique in its approach, and insanely vivacious, rambunctious, and addictive.
This is a fast-paced banger that doesn't let up, even for a second.
It comes in with this sort of pop-punk drum beat, layers of sounds and textures that overlap each other, synthesizers that give hints of electronic flavor, meshing Indie pop in with this fun and beautifully saturated soundscape.
Guitars come in and start crunching away, pushing a little bit more of the heavier and more alternative metal and punk aspects, while the vocals remain bright, bubbly, and still riddled with swagger and this perfectly created approach.
Now, a lot is going on throughout this short time span, and it gives you plenty that you want, but it's all robust, intense, and catchy as hell.
There are scattered pieces of lead guitars thrown in at different spots of the track, and when it hits that chorus, the whole thing goes from that pop-punk-style drum beat to a digital halftime beat that lets the chorus feel like it packs a punch.
This was a brilliant move, in my opinion. It's not just about the halftime aspect; it's about switching from the drum kit to the more electronic beat, and doing it halftime.
The guitars follow suit, and the vocals are just bursting out with these catchy bubblegum melodies that feel strangely welcoming and flavorful.
The combination of textures and tones sounds absolutely amazing. I feel like the guitars mixed with the synthesizers, the beats come with vocals, and everything else gives you all of these layers to soak in.
As I mentioned before, this is super experimental. It's not a specific genre, but rather an amassing and melding of a series of them, so that they are making something that sounds like something that you'd only hear in a dream.
This track is strangely flirtatious, danceable, and vibrant, and a lot of that has to do with the energy levels of the entire thing.
You can jump around the room or head back to this single.
It's got something for everyone, in my opinion. I think this is a track that speaks volumes for the direction of music.
I think that music is headed towards a feel and style that blends so many aspects that you can't really put your finger on what you would call it.
Hexxy takes that aesthetic and nails it. As a matter of fact, I feel like they have their own aesthetic.
The single has an accompanying music video that also showcases the duo's intensity on camera as well. They are young, endlessly explosive, and packed to the brim with character.
The video features Hexxy and someone else in a blow-up T-Rex costume, running around the backyard doing all kinds of crazy stuff.
It's a party song, and it's most certainly a party video.
This is not just a single but a group, a duo, that is creating music with far fewer boundaries than whatever you may be used to.
They're doing it as a passion project because they're in love with their craft, and you can clearly hear that in this song.
The attention to detail is through the roof in terms of the soundscape and arrangement of what they're creating, but there's also that intensely infectious wildsSide, especially with this song.
It makes you want to go see the performing live. Just to see if they can hit the kind of energy that they do on record.
This track is called "SUPA STAAA", and don't even try to tell me you don't have 2 minutes to listen to this invasively outlandish and joyful piece of work.
The production is pretty much perfect. The sound of the final product has a rawness to it in terms of the energy, and a balance between something that feels like it comes from the underground and something polished.
Now, upon listening to this single, I took a little bit of a deep dive into the duo's back catalog, from which I found a few other singles that are each amazing in their own right.
I heavily suggest "EAT MY MOCHI", released earlier this year, as this one has a deeper pocket, slower Groove, and harder hit in terms of its depth.
It shows a completely different side to how they write and perform, but this is a duo that creates new characters, visuals, and stories with each track they deliver.
Each song they release is a completely new venture and endeavor for them, and because it's almost like a clean slate each time, they're consistently reinventing themselves.
This is such a cool idea and unique approach to writing and releasing music in general.
I suggest you check out this song, listen to some of the other singles they have released, do it at a good, loud volume, and see what it all does for you.
After checking the stuff out, I decided I had to have a sit down with them to find out more about "SUPA STAAA", and the project as a whole.
So, while you dig into the music, have a read through of our interview with HEXY below.
Remember where you heard it first.
This was a wild single! Where did it come from exactly?
SUPA STAAA came together the same way every HEXXY song does.
We never sit down thinking, "Let's write a punk song," or "Let's make something crazy." We just
follow whatever feels exciting.
Growing up, we were into way too many different things to ever choose just one. Punk, pop, horror
movies, Disney... none of it ever felt contradictory. There were simply too many things we loved to
pick just one.
For SUPA STAAA, we started wondering what 90s skatecore would sound like if it was produced
today. From there, everything happened naturally. Melodia wrote the lyrics, we started throwing
around ridiculous ideas for the video, somehow ended up with a dinosaur in a family house, and it
all just felt right.
We've never tried to sound different. We've just tried to sound like ourselves.
Do you both get involved with the production as part of the
music?
Yeah, but honestly we've never been obsessed with who does what.
We naturally bring different things to the table, and that's exactly what makes the project work.
We don't keep score.
We've both been part of projects where everything became about ego, percentages or hierarchy.
We never wanted HEXXY to feel like that.
One thing we've always agreed on is simple: we don't do to each other what we've hated people
doing to us.
If one of us brings an idea, the other gives it room to grow. We challenge each other, but we never
compete. If we're both smiling when a song is finished, that's all we really care about.
Is this done at a big studio, or a home DAW setup?
Everything starts at home.
That's where we feel comfortable enough to experiment, fail, start over and discover things without
pressure.
Sometimes not having the perfect gear is actually an advantage. It forces us to think differently, and
that's usually where the best ideas appear.
Would we love to work in a big studio one day? Absolutely.
A bigger studio doesn't create better ideas. It simply refines them.
The songs will always begin exactly where they do now.
I love your genre-bending approach! Can you give us some of
your biggest musical influences?
Honestly, our biggest influence probably isn't a band.
Growing up, we'd spend hours listening to CDs just because the artwork looked interesting.
Sometimes we'd replay ten seconds of a song over and over because something about it felt
special.
We still get excited the same way today.Maybe our biggest influence has always been curiosity.
Every song starts somewhere different. Sometimes it's skatecore. Sometimes it's pop. Sometimes
it's electronic music. Sometimes it's something else entirely.
We're not trying to surprise people. We just get excited by different things.
The visuals of the music video were colorful and rambunctious!
Did the video take a long time to shoot and edit?
Not really.
We spent a weekend together in a family house, brought a camera, picked up a few ridiculous
props and started filming.
Half the time we were just making each other laugh. We simply remembered to hit record.
The edit took longer because we wanted every cut to match the energy of the song.
We've never wanted our videos to feel too polished. They're supposed to feel like memories.
Even with ten times the budget, we'd probably make the same kind of videos. The camera might get
better. The ideas wouldn't.
Your releases are built as a complete creative project. The music,
visuals and even characters tell a story. Can you expand on that?
We've never really felt comfortable picking just one identity.
One day we're listening to heavy music. The next we're watching Disney. One day everything feels
dark. The next it's colorful and ridiculous.
Instead of choosing one side, HEXXY became a place where all those things could exist together.
HEXXY isn't about finding one identity. It's about exploring all of them.
Every release is simply another side of us.
Even though your songs may differ in style and approach, they
are considered to be part of the same universe, correct?
Yeah.
The genres aren't really what connects the songs. The influences change. The visuals change. The
energy changes.
The reason we create doesn't.
Everything goes through what we jokingly call the HEXXY machine. Whatever inspires us gets
filtered through the same personalities, the same humour and the same way of seeing the world.
That's why two songs can sound completely different and still feel like HEXXY.
It feels like a lot of time goes into each release!
Any advice for
others trying to do something different?
The funny thing is, we've never actually tried to be different.
We just make the music we'd genuinely be excited to hear ourselves.
We've never tried to sound different. We've just tried to sound like ourselves.
The best ideas usually happen when you're simply being yourself.
Are you performing live at all, or is this strictly a recording
project?
We'd absolutely love to.
Streaming is amazing, but we'd honestly rather play for 500 people every week than have millions
of streams without ever meeting the people listening.
A live show is one of the last places where everyone experiences the same thing together. No
algorithm. No screen. Just people.
That's something we'd love HEXXY to become.
Now that this is out, what's next for you guys?
Honestly, we don't really know.
We've got unreleased songs waiting. But sometimes a brand-new idea shows up and suddenly
that's the one we want to finish first.
We've learned to stop fighting that.
Curiosity usually decides what comes next.
What would you say people can expect from this release?
We don't expect everyone to love it, and that's completely okay.
We just hope people have fun with it. Laugh. Move. Send it to a friend saying, "You need to hear
this."
One of our favourite comments was: "I love the absurdity and the chaos."
That's probably the nicest compliment we could receive.
Before we go, is there anything you'd want to express to fans of
the music?
If there's one thing we'd love people to take away from HEXXY, it's this:
You don't have to choose between the things you love.
You don't have to fit into one box. You can love heavy music and Disney. Be emotional and strong.
Serious and ridiculous.
If our music reminds someone of that, then we've already achieved something meaningful.
Growing up, we always felt like we were everywhere and nowhere at the same time.
Today, we think that's actually a pretty beautiful place to be.
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