George Barnett

As of February 2013, Barnett lives in Clapton with Pixie Geldof, who is a model and singer. They were married in 2017.

In 2010, George Barnett's second album Hidden with band These New Puritans won NME Magazines 'Album of the Year 2010'. In late 2010, a series of full live performances of Hidden, entitled 'Hidden Live', took place at venues such as the Barbican Centre (featuring the Britten Sinfonia) and the Pompidou Centre.

When Hedi Slimane left Dior Homme, George moved to London and recorded These New Puritans debut Album "Beat Pyramid", released in 2008 with his twin brother Jack Barnett. It received many reviews one by NME Magazine stating they demonstrated a "span of ideas and singularity of vision that simply shouldn't happen to 20-year olds. They've created their own imperfect world."

At 18, he worked for designer and photographer Hedi Slimane at Dior Homme in Paris from 2006 to 2007, after a chance meeting. He went on to both walk and co-write the soundtrack for the A/W 2007 show, both the show and music received good reviews one stating "..band du jour, These New Puritans, provided a sound track that left one wanting more, their drummer George Barnett made for an appealing muse...".

George Barnett (born 9 August 1988) is the drummer of the band These New Puritans. He is also a male model, having shot for Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci and Burberry.