Hype List 2020: Bloxx

These guys are an absolute banger-factory, and they're playing a Dork gig this evening - catch them at The Social.

Bloxx have come a long way since the release of their debut single, double A-side 'You' / 'Your Boyfriend'. Once sustained by their jobs pulling pints, the London foursome - frontwoman Fee, bassist Paul, guitarist Taz, and drummer Moz - have worked tirelessly to say goodbye to that side of the bar in 'spoons so they can focus on what's important: making music, and touring the world.

Unfortunately, the band's latest bout of fun resulted in them having to halt their UK tour when Fee fractured her foot while performing on stage in St Albans. It was going really well until then, mind.

A band that has put a lot of time and effort into their live show, it's winning them both fans and plaudits. They've not long been nominated for the Best Live Act of the Year gong at the Independent Festival Awards, up against Kokoko!, Yola, The Murder Capital, and Black Futures.

There's been a fast and unignorable growth in the size of their crowds at their gigs, too.

This year, they've taken their live show over to the States, which proved more than a little bit mindblowing for them.

The band's sound has been through a real evolution this year, shedding their indie-infused vibe of old, to embrace a much shinier pop feel. Looking back at their debut EP, Fee reflects: "I didn't expect people to vibe 'Headspace' as much as they did, I was really surprised.

They've already got an album's worth of material in the bag, but they're keen not to repeat themselves, and Fee will be heading back to the States in December for more writing sessions. With their debut full-length on the horizon, it's all systems go.

Other than the all-new tracklisting, she says, there will be no surprises.

"'Headspace' set us up nicely for the album. It's definitely an angry album, there are songs that hone into a break-up. In the last few years, all of us have been through those sorts of break-ups, so it's stemmed from that, but also, we write really good angry songs for some reason," Fee laughs.

We still have a fair amount of time before the album reaches us, with at least three or four releases to come beforehand.