Ex-Giant: “God Is The Belly” Review

If London based genre-bending “indie rock band” Ex-Giant were an episode of the original Star Trek series it would be the “The Enemy Within” in which a transporter malfunction divides Captain Kirk into two separate beings with distinct personalities: one embodying his aggressive and primal instincts, and the other representing his rational and honourable side. The episode explores themes of duality and the complexity of human nature.
It Is Rock Jim. But Not As We Know It
With new E.P. “God Is The Belly”, standard song structures and time signatures are (once again) eschewed as thundering Paul Simonon- like bass runs and angular, dissonant guitar riffs Clash (geddit?) and crash, in and out of lush harmonic melodies that underpin dreamy/nightmarish lyrical imagery. Stand out track for me is the melodramatic “Magdalene”, encompassing as it does, with its very un-rock and beautifully enunciated vocal, the tension that exists between these disparate elements. 
By the end of the 45-minute Trek episode, Captain Kirk of course manages to resolve his internal conflict, and his “evil” personality is once again subsumed by his good side; leaving Spock just enough time to raise a quizzical Vulcan eyebrow at Kirk’s trademark display of “illogical" end of episode human banter.
Let’s hope Ex-Giant’s own vying multiple musical personalities don’t similarly resolve, as their ongoing sonic internal conflict is just one of the reasons why this curioser and curioser beat combo are worthy of your attention.

“God Is The Belly” was released on Feb 13th 2026. Short taster below:

The Velvet Curtain 

16/02/2026