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# Ex-Girlfriend, self-confessed punk rock queen of Brighton’s drag scene, to drop debut single ahead of performance at Revenge Brighton
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- Published: 2024-08-13T14:55:14.000Z
- Updated: 2024-08-13T14:55:14.000Z
- Description: Stylish. Powerful. Self-loving. Triumphant. Anthemic. These are just some choice words to describe Ex-Girlfriend’s Renegades, the debut single from the self-confessed punk rock queen of Brighton’s drag scene. Over the years, Ex-Girlfriend has travelled down numerous musical avenues, operating in the
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- Tags: Music, Brighton, LGBT, LGBTQ, Revenge

Stylish. Powerful. Self-loving. Triumphant. Anthemic. These are just some choice words to describe **Ex-Girlfriend**’s ***Renegades***, the debut single from the self-confessed punk rock queen of Brighton’s drag scene.

Over the years, Ex-Girlfriend has travelled down numerous musical avenues, operating in the outfit **They Say Fall** from 2010 until 2019 (also known as **Bad Machines** from 2017 onwards). Wanting to find their feet towards making music and art that expressed their queerness, Ex-Girlfriend departed the band and sought solace in Brighton where they adopted their alias from the titular No Doubt song, as well as a pink hair dye with a similar name from Paramore vocalist Hayley Williams.

As well as drag, Ex-Girlfriend has always had a substantial and dedicated love for emo music, something that they proclaim to have tapped into who they are outside of drag. After five years of musical gestation, the Ex-Girlfriend project seems to have kicked off into high gear after the collaborative meeting of themself and **Will Fox**, clicking together instantly as they both had similar outlooks on music creation and artistic vision.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ex-girlfriend-renegade-promo-8.jpg)

All of the music that Ex-Girlfriend wrote with their band seemed to have a more serious viewpoint, leading to them wanting to open up towards their love of pop punk party songs, something that plays out excitingly on *Renegades*. The song immediately kicks into action like a true pop punk gem from the likes of Paramore or Green Day, with some weighty production in the  
instrumental backdrop that reminds one of ‘WORRY.’ / ‘NO DREAM’-era Jeff Rosenstock. Ex-Girlfriend’s passionate lead vocals carry the song and its message of self-love and welcoming arms.

Also on this track, Ex-Girlfriend is joined by fellow Brighton artist **Alex Fincher**, whose vocals add a balanced gut-punch to the song’s proceedings from the second verse. Let’s also not forget the cool production choices of Will Fox, who creates and releases tension faultlessly in the form of a one-chord bridge, as well as a sound palette that pays homage to the iconic  
pop punk styles of the 2000s, as well as adapting around the influences of Ex-Girlfriend such as Cassyette, Deftones, Fightstar and Finch.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/single-artwork-ex-girlfriend-renegades-artwork-final.jpg)

The track’s chorus has a stellar pop power to it, with its bookend lyric of “this is our nation and you’re all invited” being at the very core of Ex-Girlfriend’s message: embracing your own unique qualities and manifesting your own destiny as an artist, as a drag queen and as a musician. Even the music video to this track encapsulates the song’s power perfectly, with a detailed story of escaping the trappings of everyday life and seizing the day from whatever perils come your way.

***Renegades* is available to stream and purchase everywhere on August 30\. Ex-Girlfriend is opening for Nova Twins at Revenge on August 30 for the first live performance of *Renegades*, tickets** [**HERE**](https://tickets.revenge.co.uk/event/fat-lip-nova-twins-dj-set-level-2-club-revenge/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)