Blending gritty indie-sleaze energy with emotional honesty, Lexytron return with Something New—a genre-shifting album shaped by raw storytelling, fearless experimentation, and the creative chemistry between Lexy and Mike.
1. “Another Lover” brings a gritty indie-sleaze energy with raw emotion and chaos. What moment or feeling sparked the creation of this track, and how did it take shape sonically?
‘Another Lover’ was written acoustically around some chords I was strumming and the lyrics just kind of enveloped it, so the tone of the song was less chaotic even if somewhat bleak and forlorn. It stayed that way until Mike got his hands on it and made it into this fun and frenetic rock beast! I remember going into our home studio and loving what he’d done, but it didn’t have an opening riff, so I made one up on keys which sounded like an Americana-esque riff once he played it out. He’s a great guitarist which shows with the QOTSA-inspired solo at the end. He reflected the lyrics so perfectly by making the second verse (about going to the edge of the Earth and back) sound like you had been catapulted suddenly into outer space!
2. Your new album Something New blends alternative pop-rock with darker electronic textures. How did your creative approach differ from your debut Something Blue?
I feel this record – even though it goes in some different directions – is more sonically cohesive than the first record. The first album had more acoustic guitar, and this one uses samples for the first time and more synth. However, I think the heart behind both records is the same. I said that was an alternative girl’s guide to love, lust, and loneliness (the subjects we all want to talk about!) and this one explores those same themes, as well as others. On ‘New’, Mike had the benefit of Logic experience and played around in some different sub genres like trip-hop, synthwave, funk and disco.
3. You and Mike form a husband-and-wife creative team. How does your relationship influence the songwriting and production dynamic behind Lexytron?
Generally speaking, the lyric writing is not related to our relationship with a couple of exceptions – there’s a song on the first album I wrote about him and there’s a song on the second album he wrote about me (‘Every Little Thing’). I’m an observer for some of my writing and at other times, an initial spark comes from my feelings, but the song then ends up being about something else! All but two of the songs on these albums are my babies, but Mike is the colourist with his guitar, bass and production prowess and without him, these songs would still exist in my scrapbook or as voice memos. ‘Disco Jenny’ on this album was our first true songwriting collaboration because Mike wrote the guitar riff and I wrote the words and melody around it, whereas we normally carry out our roles separately and then come together – a bit like Lennon and McCartney but with much less of a hit rate!
5. The album has earned praise for its ambition, honesty, and genre-shifting sound. Was there a particular theme or message you wanted listeners to walk away with after hearing Something New?
No particular theme or message was intended, other than maybe that humans are multifaceted and so I hope you find that throughout the lyrics and the musical shapeshifting. Hopefully some listeners enjoyed it and if they took away some meaning from the lyrics, which I would love, that’s all I could ask for. My goal was to create something that I thought was good and I decided to share that for the benefit of others, so we could have a dialogue about it. I hope a few people got that ‘Disco Jenny’ is a funky dance track too and let their limbs move rather than just using their minds!
6. With support from international outlets and radio, where do you see Lexytron heading next? Are there upcoming releases, shows, or creative directions you’re excited to explore?
I’m not sure where we’re heading because whilst we have had some phenomenal support, Lexytron is still a very humble and DIY project. I self-fund my music, record at home with my husband, do my own PR and social media, so it’s a big undertaking given my busy personal life! I’m sure a lot of DIY/unsigned musicians relate! However, I felt reinvigorated by putting this album out and my little one told me, ‘Mum, I like your songs. Please make more’, so we have her blessing to go forth and create! I have a plan hatching for a new project, but it’s early days and all will be revealed in time – stay tuned! However, if this is all we ever do, I can seek comfort in following the lineage of Joy Division, The Stone Roses, The Travelling Wilburys, Amy Winehouse and The Long Blondes.
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