Hailing from Southend-on-Sea in Sussex, These New Puritans was formed in 2006 by
multi-instrumentalist twins Jack and George Barnett. Influenced by 1980s
post-punk, the industrial scene and minimalist contemporary music, the duo
teamed up with keyboardist Sophie Sleigh-Johnson and bassist Thomas Hein for
their debut EP Zum Kult Film (2005) and Now Pluvial (2006), when they were
spotted by fashion designer Heidi Slimane to compose the soundtrack for the Dior
show. Building on this reputation, his 2008 debut album Beat Pyramid drew public
and critical acclaim, and his follow-up Hid...