photo by Ellen Offredy Photography - "do you finish up the sentences?"
"Bête Noire" translates to “Black Beast” in French (more on that later). On Video is a jamming four piece guitar band from East London and the song Bête Noire is an exhilirating piece of post punk with wonderful sort of staggered side beats (as opposed to down beats) and the bravado doesn't stop there. The vocals are high powered but snarky shout-abouts and singalong melodies. It is a blend of feral punk with youthful hi-jinx like The Oh Sees meets Fidlar (in a way). Plus I like the back story of the song, really, that front person Hassan Anderson shares:
Bête Noire is a song inspired by our bassist George Williams, who was very misbehaved in his early days at school and was told by a teacher: “you, boy, have a "Bete Noire" inside of you”. The teacher issued young George with a card that read "Bête Noire" and instructed him to keep it in his bag to always remind him of who he was. George later found out that the phrase "Bête Noire" translates to “Black Beast” in French. Since then George has made minimal improvements. This song aims to document that.”
AND the band adds:
“The track is more generally about the experience of being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and the stigmas that come with that.”
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
“On Video know how to write a bastard of a chorus”
- Les Miserable, Italia 90/Boogaloo Radio
On Video are a four piece guitar band from East London. Last year saw them release their four debut singles, all of which earned places on Spotify’s New Music Friday UK as well as numerous other editorial playlists. The singles also caught the attention of Radio 1's Tom Robinson, Radio X's John Kennedy, and 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq, who featured each single as his 'Lamacq Livener'.
The band's loud and playful performances amassed a dedicated fanbase over their several tours across the UK in 2019, supporting the likes of Bloxx, The Pale White, and Spector, and that year culminated in a packed headline show at the Camden Assembly, for which the band released a version of Paul McCartney’s “Temporary Secretary” to mark the occasion. The cover came out sounding like a combination of early grime and glam rock (make of that what you will).
This year they are set to release a new EP Stuntman on tastemaker London label Permanent Creeps Records, starting with the raucous single “Bête Noire”.
“Bête Noire”
The band return to form with their new single, taking their ‘loud-louder’ approach and pushing it even further. Wiry guitars burst open to reveal hefty choruses all of which are pinned together with lyrics that reveal the idiocy of certain idioms.
The band’s front person Hassan Anderson says of the single: “Bête Noire” is a song inspired by our bassist George Williams, who was very misbehaved in his early days at school and was told by a teacher: “you, boy, have a Bete Noire inside of you”. The teacher issued young George with a card that read “Bête Noire” and instructed him to keep it in his bag to always remind him of who he was. George later found out that the phrase “Bête Noire” translates to “Black Beast” in French. Since then George has made minimal improvements. This song aims to document that.”
“The track is more generally about the experience of being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and the stigmas that come with that.”
The single’s artwork is designed by George Williams aka Bête Noire himself and production duties are taken care of by guitarist Neil Goody with additional mixing by Rich Cooper (Mystery Jets, Lucy Rose)
Facebook / Instagram / Permanent Creeps Records
The band return to form with their new single, taking their ‘loud-louder’ approach and pushing it even further. Wiry guitars burst open to reveal hefty choruses all of which are pinned together with lyrics that reveal the idiocy of certain idioms.
The band’s front person Hassan Anderson says of the single: “Bête Noire” is a song inspired by our bassist George Williams, who was very misbehaved in his early days at school and was told by a teacher: “you, boy, have a Bete Noire inside of you”. The teacher issued young George with a card that read “Bête Noire” and instructed him to keep it in his bag to always remind him of who he was. George later found out that the phrase “Bête Noire” translates to “Black Beast” in French. Since then George has made minimal improvements. This song aims to document that.”
“The track is more generally about the experience of being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and the stigmas that come with that.”
The single’s artwork is designed by George Williams aka Bête Noire himself and production duties are taken care of by guitarist Neil Goody with additional mixing by Rich Cooper (Mystery Jets, Lucy Rose)
Facebook / Instagram / Permanent Creeps Records
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