Hexed!
| Hexed! | ||||
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| Released | 28 March 2025 | |||
| Genre | Electronic[1] | |||
| Length | 33:59 | |||
| Label | Hyperdub | |||
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Hexed! is the second studio album by English musician Aya Sinclair under the mononym Aya. It was released on 28 March 2025 through Hyperdub. It received universal acclaim from critics.[2]
Background
Aya Sinclair is an English musician from Huddersfield.[3] Hexed! is her second studio album as Aya, following Im Hole (2021).[4] It is her first record since the Lip Flip EP (2024).[5] The album is mixed by James Ginzburg and mastered by Joker.[6] It was released on 28 March 2025 through Hyperdub.[7]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 91/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Paste | 8.5/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 9.0/10[9] |
| The Skinny |   [10] |
| Spectrum Culture | 85%[11] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Hexed! received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 91 out of 100 from 5 critic scores.[2]
Claire Biddles of The Quietus commented that the album "reveals Aya as a master of sound design, functioning as both a storytelling tool and as a descriptor of emotion."[12] Olivia Cheves of DJ Mag described the album as "an unflinching account of addiction delivered via a heady concoction of excoriating dub metal, hyper hardcore and sharp-tongued speeches."[13]
Accolades
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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| Clash | Albums of the Year 2025 | 28
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| Crack | The Top 50 Albums of 2025 | 18
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| DJ Mag | DJ Mag's Top Albums of 2025 | —
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| The Guardian | The 50 Best Albums of 2025 | 20
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| Paste | The 50 Best Albums of 2025 | 12
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| Pitchfork | The 50 Best Albums of 2025 | 22
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| The Quietus | The Quietus Albums of the Year 2025 | 1
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| Slant Magazine | The 50 Best Albums of 2025 | 47
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| Stereogum | The 50 Best Albums of 2025 | 25
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| The Wire | Releases of the Year (2025 Rewind) | 1
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Am the Pipe I Hit Myself With" | 2:25 |
| 2. | "Off to the ESSO" | 3:29 |
| 3. | "The Names of Faggot Chav Boys" | 2:30 |
| 4. | "Heat Death" | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Peach" | 3:27 |
| 6. | "Hexed!" | 4:26 |
| 7. | "Droplets" | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Navel Gazer" | 3:05 |
| 9. | "The Petard Is My Hoister" | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Time at the Bar" | 3:21 |
| Total length: | 33:59 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.[24]
- Aya
- James Ginzburg – mixing
- Joker – mastering
- Eli Gromova-Gulbe – artwork
- Dee Iskrzynska – cover photography
Charts
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Album Downloads (Official Charts)[25] | 46 |
References
- ^ Sherburne, Philip (9 December 2025). "The 30 Best Electronic Albums of 2025". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ a b c "hexed! by aya". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ Shuttleworth, Alastair (31 March 2025). "'Chasing a high through rave music got dark': Aya on hexes, Huddersfield and her hardcore horror electronics". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ Eede, Christian (30 January 2025). "aya Details New Album, 'hexed!'". The Quietus. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ Eede, Christian (30 January 2025). "aya announces new album, 'hexed!', on Hyperdub, shares 'off to the ESSO': Listen". DJ Mag. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ Green, Walden (30 January 2025). "Aya Announces New Album Hexed!, Shares New Song "Off to the Esso": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ Townsend, Megan (3 February 2025). "aya annnounces Hyperdub return with second album, 'hexed!'". Mixmag. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ Sharples, Grant (18 November 2025). "No Album Left Behind: aya's hexed! is a grotesque, anti-club concoction". Paste. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ Geffen, Sasha (2 April 2025). "aya: hexed!". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ Gamble, Patrick (25 March 2025). "aya – hexed!". The Skinny. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ Eleanor, Aly (8 April 2025). "aya: hexed!". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ Biddles, Claire (27 March 2025). "Spellbound: Hexed! by Aya is our Album of the Week". The Quietus. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ Cheves, Olivia (28 March 2025). "aya - hexed!". DJ Mag. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "Albums Of The Year 2025". Clash. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "The Top 50 Albums of 2025". Crack. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "DJ Mag's top albums of 2025". DJ Mag. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "The 50 best albums of 2025". The Guardian. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "The 50 best albums of 2025". Paste. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2025". Pitchfork. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "The Quietus Albums of the Year 2025 (page 5)". The Quietus. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2025". Slant Magazine. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2025". Stereogum. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "Releases of the Year". The Wire. No. 503. January 2026. pp. 54–59.
- ^ "hexed! | aya". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on 31 March 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart on 4/4/2025 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
Further reading
- Bugel, Safi (11 August 2025). "GEN F: aya's supernatural horrortronics". The Fader.
- Doran, John (3 March 2025). "Breaking the Spell: Aya Interviewed". The Quietus.
- Garvey, Meaghan (3 April 2025). "How Aya Made Hexed!, One of the Best, Most Unhinged Albums of the Year". Pitchfork.
- Townsend, Megan (17 April 2025). "More everything: On 'hexed!', aya processes her dark impulses". Mixmag.
External links
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