At Green Banana, it’s no secret we’re card-carrying members of the Jodie Langford fan club—but her new single “S.T.B.Y.” has us positively frothing. Hull’s beloved spoken-word firebrand has taken inspiration from John Cooper Clarke’s infamous poem “Twat” and spun it into a darkly comic, electro-industrial tirade that’s as witty as it is infectious.
Produced by her long-time collaborator Endoflevelbaddie—Hull’s self-anointed King of Electro—the track bristles with futuristic hooks, claustrophobic atmospherics, and beats that stomp like steel-toed boots on a sticky nightclub floor. Over this backdrop, Langford unleashes her razor-tongued delivery, gleefully skewering life’s irritations with a mix of venom and humour. “Sucks to be you,” she sneers, not so much pointing the finger as raising both middle ones in poetic solidarity.
The beauty here is in the balance: Langford doesn’t claim to harbour enemies, but instead channels the everyday absurdities that gnaw at us all. From metaphor-stuffed tirades to the immortal line about bolognaise-stained containers (a grievance everyone shares but never dares immortalise in song), her wordplay dances between the ridiculous and the profound. The result? A cathartic, sneering anthem for anyone who’s ever rolled their eyes at humanity—and had a laugh while doing it.
Following on from her blistering single “I See Only Red”, “S.T.B.Y.” isn’t just a stopgap—it’s the riotous prelude to Langford’s debut album Softly Spoken, dropping October 24th on Warren Records. If this track is any indication, the record will be anything but soft.