Rexy (band)

Rexy was a British post-punk band. They released two albums: Running Out of Time in 1981, and Rexy II in 2020.^[1] The two members of the band, vocalist Rex Nayman and producer Vic Martin, were associated with the Blitz Kids.^[2][3]

The band formed when Martin, a touring keyboardist, approached Nayman about creating an album. Nayman, then a 19 year old fashion student, agreed, despite not seeing herself as a musician.^[3] They first recorded the single 'Don’t Turn Me Away,' which received airplay on BBC Radio 1. The remainder of Running Out of Time was recorded over the next few months.^[2]

Running Out of Time received little commercial or critical attention, and Martin and Nayman decided to move on from the group.^[2] Martin went on to tour as a keyboardist with Eurythmics, Boy George, and Curiosity Killed The Cat, while Nayman completed her studies and started a career in fashion.^[2]

Nayman died of breast cancer in 2022. ^[4]

In 2016, Samantha Urbani launched a new record label, URU, with a reissue of Running Out of Time. Urbani's interest in their work prompted Nayman and Martin to start working on new music under the Rexy name.^[5] They released a second album, Rexy II, in 2020, before Rex Nayman died in September 2022.^[1]