New Single • London, England, UK.

Hex Girlfriend are James Knott and Noah Yorke, who began making music together on a bedroom laptop after meeting at Goldsmiths University. Their approach combines electronics, live instrumentation and intuitive melody, keeping the pleasure of collaboration central to the process. Released through Soil To The Sun Recordings, “Sore Loser” follows that exploratory ethos into a more reflective subject. The duo describe it as an attempt to step outside themselves and place personal frustrations within a wider context.

Hex Girlfriend’s established rave-rock identity brings electronic construction together with industrial weight and theatrical energy. That musical framework offers an expressive setting for a song concerned with perspective: frustration can become something to examine as well as something to release. The release announcement confirms the song’s intention, although it provides limited detail about this recording’s individual arrangement.

My reading of the band’s explanation is that “Sore Loser” questions how disappointment can narrow a person’s view. Trying to see oneself from the outside introduces distance between an immediate feeling and the conclusions drawn from it. The title adds a potentially self-mocking edge, suggesting a willingness to recognise when wounded pride has begun shaping the whole story.

Music about frustration can offer recognition while also questioning the narrator’s assumptions. That combination gives self-examination a useful tension: feelings remain valid, but their interpretation stays open. “Sore Loser” approaches this territory through the duo’s stated interest in putting problems into proportion.

For Hex Girlfriend, that reflective premise fits a creative partnership built around experimentation and enjoyment. Their willingness to take the work seriously while retaining playfulness leaves room for humour, doubt and reconsideration. “Sore Loser” makes stepping outside personal frustration an act of curiosity.



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