Gen and the Degenerates have shared ‘Favourite Jumper’, taking aim at bisexual erasure

North-west indie art-punk trio Gen and the Degenerates have put out a new track, 'Favourite Jumper', through Marshall Records. 

The single tackles themes of bisexual identity erasure and the societal pressures placed on women, arriving just ahead of the band's support slot on Hyphen's upcoming UK tour.

Speaking about the song's origins, vocalist Genevieve Glynn-Reeves said: "Whenever the right wing is on the rise there is this puritanical pressure placed on women to be virtuous. Women are villanised for being overtly sexual and treated as if they don't have agency or control over their own bodies."

They continue: "We see this reflected in rhetoric around bisexual women settling down with men and almost relinquishing their queerness to try and feel safer. I think this is the perfect time to rebel against that and be as slutty and queer as possible.

"And so this is really just a fun party song of sorts, from the point of view of a bisexual person (guess what - it's me), discussing previous experiences in a fun way, but also attempting to reconcile an honest and healthy relationship with a partner, with the totality of that sexuality and sexual history."