Die Twice don’t release singles so much as they open portals, and with ‘Jalapeño’, the lead track from their new EP Accept Me Like A Lie, the Brighton‑based four‑piece pull you straight into the delirium. It’s a song that smoulders, snaps and finally erupts, and its accompanying video only deepens the spell.

Somewhere between a midnight tube ride, a Brighton house party and a freezing December swim, director Milo Hume found the visual language for ‘Jalapeño’. Hume, whose work with Geese and Witch Post already marks him as one of the UK’s most distinctive young directors, first met the band by chance on the Underground. One show later, he was swept into their orbit: an all‑night haze, a sunrise escape into the sea, and a set of images that refused to leave him.

Months on, those memories resurfaced as the backbone of the ‘Jalapeño’ video, a piece that feels like the afterglow of a night you can’t fully remember but can’t shake off either.

‘Jalapeño’ is Die Twice at their most potent:

Olly Bayton’s vocal glides like smoke, half‑croon, half‑incantation
Blue Lloyd and Jake Coles lock into a rhythm section that pulses, prowls and occasionally bares its teeth
Billy Twamley’s guitars flicker between shimmering restraint and something far more feral

It’s a track that understands the power of patience — letting atmosphere bloom before the inevitable ignition.

Written during a period of transition and produced by Ru Lemer (Foals), mixed by Adrian Hall (Depeche Mode, Anna Calvi) and mastered by Nick Watson (Sea Girls, Warpaint), Accept Me Like A Lie unfolds with a hypnotic, cinematic pace.

Each track feels like a different room in the same house:

‘So Proud’ — Spaghetti Western guitars hang in the air like the silence after an unresolved argument
‘Jakobo’ — a saloon‑bar piano gives way to weightless verses and a chorus that detonates
‘Easy On The Blow’ — a haunted groove that drifts like smoke
‘Wishbone’ — pizzicato strings and fractured rhythms hint at where Die Twice might be heading next

It’s a debut that refuses to rush, choosing instead to pull listeners deeper into its world.

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Part of Die Twice’s magnetism comes from the collision of their influences:

Blue’s basslines draw from punk and hip‑hop — The Sex Pistols, The Stranglers, High Focus
Jake brings the taut, rhythmic instincts of The Police, Wunderhorse and Geese
Billy channels Isaac Hayes and Stevie Wonder, shifting from delicate chiming lines to monstrous riffs
Olly cites Nina Simone, King Krule and Erykah Badu — a vocal that feels more like an instrument than a lead line

Together, they create something that feels familiar yet entirely their own.

Formed in Exeter after Bayton and Lloyd met at college, Die Twice quickly became fixtures of the city’s underground scene, selling out 500‑cap rooms on their own steam before relocating to Brighton in 2025.

Since then, they’ve embedded themselves in the city’s creative undercurrent, building a fiercely loyal following through word‑of‑mouth and increasingly unmissable live shows. Their sold‑out ‘Mosquito Nights’ residency cemented their status, while their recent ‘Mascara Parties’ run in London drew friends and collaborators including Nieve Ella, Saint Clair, Brooki, MORN, Tough Cookie and more.

In an era obsessed with immediacy, Die Twice are defiantly slow‑burn. Their music breathes. It lingers. It invites you in rather than shouting for your attention.

Accept Me Like A Lie isn’t just their debut EP, it’s a statement of intent from a band who know exactly what they’re building and aren’t afraid to take their time doing it.

Catch Die Twice on the following dates,

9th June Castle Hotel, Manchester

11th June The Exchange, Bristol

12th June ALPHABET, Brighton

24th June Chess club Presents: Eaves Wilder, Die Twice

10th July Sound Factory Festival

08 August Boardmasters Festival

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