Jockstrap are an English musical duo consisting of Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye, who met at London's

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in 2016. The duo's music combines Ellery's half-whispered vocals and string arrangements with Skye's electronic production. Jockstrap released their first EP, ''Love Is the Key to the City'', in 2018. After signing to

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in early 2020, they released '' Wicked City'' in June 2020. The band signed to

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in 2021 and have so far put out three singles under the label, namely "50/50", "Concrete Over Water", and "Glasgow", and a debut studio album, ''

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'', released on September 9, 2022. Upon its release, the album gained critical acclaim and was nominated for the 2023

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. Taylor Skye additionally works as a producer, and has produced tracks with

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, and

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, among others. Georgia Ellery is also a member of

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Members

*Georgia Ellery – vocals, violin, guitar *Taylor Skye – production, synthesizers, keyboards, drum machines, programming, vocals

Discography

Studio albums

*''

'' (2022, Rough Trade Records)

Remix albums

*''I<3UQTINVU'' (2023, Rough Trade Records)

Extended plays

*''Love Is the Key to the City'' (2018, Kaya Kaya Records) *''Lost My Key in the <3 Club <3'' (2019, Kaya Kaya Records) *'' Wicked City'' (2020, Warp Records) *''Beavercore'' (2020, Warp Records)

Singles

*"Hayley" (2018) *"Charlotte" (2018) *"Acid" (2020) *"The City" (2020) *"50/50" (2021) *"Concrete Over Water" (2022) *"Glasgow" (2022) *"Greatest Hits" (2022) *"Red Eye" (2023)

References

English indie rock groups English alternative rock groups English noise rock groups British musical duos Warp (record label) artists Avant-pop musicians Electropop musicians Experimental pop musicians Art pop musicians {{UK-band-stub