Rexy (music group)
Rexy was a British post-punk band. They released two albums: Running Out of Time in 1981, and Rexy II in 2020.[1] The two members of the band, vocalist Rex Nayman and producer Vic Martin, were associated with the Blitz Kids.[2][3]
The band formed when Martin, a touring keyboardist, approached Nayman about creating an album. Nayman, then a 19 year old fashion student, agreed, despite not seeing herself as a musician.[3] They first recorded the single 'Don’t Turn Me Away,' which received airplay on BBC Radio 1. The remainder of Running Out of Time was recorded over the next few months.[2]
Running Out of Time received little commercial or critical attention, and Martin and Nayman decided to move on from the group.[2] Martin went on to tour as a keyboardist with Eurythmics, Boy George, and Curiosity Killed The Cat, while Nayman completed her studies and started a career in fashion.[2]
In 2016, Samantha Urbani launched a new record label, URU, with a reissue of Running Out of Time. Urbani's interest in their work prompted Nayman and Martin to start working on new music under the Rexy name.[4] They released a second album, Rexy II, in 2020, before Rex Nayman died in September 2022.[1]
References
- ^ a b Pearis, Bill (October 10, 2022). "Rex Nayman of Blitz Kids post-punk group Rexy has died".
- ^ a b c d Jones, Daisy (January 30, 2018). "The Story of Rexy, Two 80s Blitz Kids Who Made One Cult Album".
- ^ a b "Samantha Urbani meets cult 80s Blitz Kid Rexy". Dazed. March 15, 2016.
- ^ "Samantha Urbani Launches Label With Rexy Reissue". Pitchfork. January 19, 2016.