“Men love to come along to our shows and say, ‘They’re miming!”: Nova Twins on why they get a buzz from proving sexist people wrong
Rock duo Nova Twins, known for their secretive pedalboard wizardry, say they sometimes get accused of miming and not playing their instruments live by sexist audience members at their shows.
Anyone familiar with Amy Love and Georgia South’s guitar chops and passion for gear know that miming along to a backing track is certainly not their bag – back in their first interview with Guitar.com in 2020 they revealed they have two massive pedalboards, and are still yet to disclose how they get their signature crunchy and fuzzy tone.
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Ahead of their new album, Parasites & Butterflies, which arrives on 29 August, the duo have spoken to Metal Hammer for its latest print edition about their guitar and bass tone, and how they love to prove the naysayers wrong.
“We love the challenge of playing everything live off pedals,” Love says. “There’s no synths on track or guitars on track. Men love to come along to our shows and say, ‘They’re miming! They’re not playing live!’, but the sounds we make are all live.”
South adds, “We were setting up our gear, and someone asked our guitar tech, ‘What guitars do you have?’ Our tech said, ‘Oh, no, those are the girls’ guitars…’ And the guy just ignored it. It was like he thought our tech was joking – the idea that the guitars genuinely belonged to us completely went over his head.”
Not only that, but they also faced wolf-whistling and other misogynistic behaviour from the crowd at that same show, which took place in Vienna a few years ago. And yet, they of course played a great set that had won over the whole room by the end of the show.
“The guy who had asked about our guitars was so embarrassed,” Love adds. “The rest of his band were telling us how much they loved the set, but he stood quietly in the corner.”
For a taste of Nova Twins’ live show, check out the video below:
Parasites & Butterflies is available to pre-order now. They kick off a record store tour on 23 August, before beginning their headline shows on 17 September – find out more via their official website.
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