"there is no love in this place only time"
Post punk trio TV FACE from Lancaster UK maybe one of the hardest working bands out there. During 2020, a year that will go down in infamy (sadly) the band promised to release a single on the last Friday of every Month. A daredevil feat that would of been a challenge pre-pandemic but during quarantining and such, it has been a matter of pure determination, sleepless nights and shuttling recording equipment to the drummers home with precise instruction on how to use it. You can learn more about that on the chat I conducted with the band (see video below) but I digress.
This month's single is Work Hard, Have Fun and as the band shares is a song:
"about not having time to eat, shit or sleep in the gig economy. Lyrics inspired by interviews with people who work for Amazon; the title is lifted from the motto emblazoned at the entrance of every Amazon distribution centre."
Work Hard, Have Fun [which is featured on an EP of the same name (dropping today, August 28th) and also includes their May, June and July singles, ‘Orange Carbuncle’, ‘Happy Delusions’, and 'She Gets Old'] is a banger of a song containing TVFACE's signature sound which I would describe as divergent punk disarray. Love the absolutely insane guitar style that feels like surf punk on acid (thought a bit of Thee Oh Sees) with the heavy wang bar bends. The song shape shifts tempos and tones with a sort of math rock dance in the middle, kudos to the exquisite drumming and bass that anchors the track defiantly. Steve's vox, as I have mentioned before has the strident punk forward edges of a Jello Biafra (The Dead Kennedys) or Lance Hahn (Cringer).
TV FACE are from Lancaster, UK. They are sTeVe (vocals/guitar), Brigit (bass/vocals) and Neil (drums) and fully embrace the DIY aesthetic creating their masterful album artwork, T shirts and videos.
The monthly singles will all be compiled into three, limited edition, four track CD EPs released in April, August and December, with screen-printed artwork designed by sTeVe (lead singer, guitarist), and handmade. - TV FACE
-Robb Donker Curtius
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The band called TV FACE are from Lancaster, UK. They are sTeVe (vocals/guitar), Brigit (bass/vocals) and Neil (drums) and they have been together for just over a year.
The band called TV FACE embarked on a project to release a single on the last Friday of every month during 2020, and despite the pandemic, the band have continued unabated with the monthly release project. Each single has been recorded and produced by the band, in a variety of DIY locations, including cellars, bedrooms and cupboards under the stairs. The singles will be compiled into three, limited edition, four track CD EPs released in April, August and December, with screen-printed artwork designed by sTeVe, and handmade by the band.
The next EP ‘Work Hard, Have Fun’ (release 28th August) and features their May, June and July singles, ‘Orange Carbuncle’, ‘Happy Delusions’, 'She Gets Old' as well as the forthcoming August single, ‘Work Hard, Have Fun’.
Reviews:
It's just absolutely fantastic. It's music that smashes against walls and floors and ceilings and changes shape on each estatic, erratic, elastic bounce. ... An explosive, serrated slice of jagged schizoid noise pop, with those post-punk corners, kept sharp and on the edge of civility. ...It has the essential quirks and awkward pop sensibilities but also possesses that feverish, fearsome, hardcore swagger." (Louder Than War)
"angular musical shifts, front forward drums, heavy fresh cut dirty guitars and boy / girl vox with wide eyed diatribe'l vocal aesthetics. This sound, potent, full of chunky double time build ups and rebel yells is the kind of music I love, the kind of music you want to see LIVE in a small venue, so close that some sweat might catch you in the face.” (American Pancake)
A full-on, invigorating assault on the senses, you can almost smell the anger .. The raw beauty of the vocals and arrangement overwhelm you, with each wave of passionate noise taking the song to ever more giddy heights. If you like the multi-focused sonic experiments of Sonic Youth but also the inspirational energy of Manic Street Preachers, then this song is for you. (Analogue Trash)
“‘Yarns’ is built around cool guitar riff after cool guitar riff. The mood, however, is more in line with the US 80s alternative bands such as Dinosaur Jr, Pixies or Sonic Youth. But don’t worry, TV Face do their own thing here. The lead vocals are gutsy without being aimless shouting. The backing female vocals have a Kim Deal vibe, but add a sense of melody, intricacy and interest ... brilliant.” (When The Horn Blows)
Airplay
BBC Radio 6 Music, Tom Robinson; Radio X, John Kennedy; Rodney on the Rock, SiriusXM; Repeat Plays BBC Introducing Lancashire; Playlist Amazing Radio, No Hype, Charlie Ashton, Shell Zenner, Unsigned Guide; Hoxton Radio, Liberty Phelps and Jordan Scudder; Hailsham FM, The Premium Blend Radio Show; Indie Rocks, Transmission Indie; Duggystone Radio, Sam Baker; Phoenix Radio, Not The Punk Rock Show; 6Towns Radio, Loose Canon; Rhino Radio, The Noise Merchant; Ribble FM; The Grand Show; Scallywag Beats (USA); Valley 89.5FM (Australia); The Sonic Blender (Canada).
"about not having time to eat, shit or sleep in the gig economy. Lyrics inspired by interviews with people who work for Amazon; the title is lifted from the motto emblazoned at the entrance of every Amazon distribution centre."
Work Hard, Have Fun [which is featured on an EP of the same name (dropping today, August 28th) and also includes their May, June and July singles, ‘Orange Carbuncle’, ‘Happy Delusions’, and 'She Gets Old'] is a banger of a song containing TVFACE's signature sound which I would describe as divergent punk disarray. Love the absolutely insane guitar style that feels like surf punk on acid (thought a bit of Thee Oh Sees) with the heavy wang bar bends. The song shape shifts tempos and tones with a sort of math rock dance in the middle, kudos to the exquisite drumming and bass that anchors the track defiantly. Steve's vox, as I have mentioned before has the strident punk forward edges of a Jello Biafra (The Dead Kennedys) or Lance Hahn (Cringer).
TV FACE are from Lancaster, UK. They are sTeVe (vocals/guitar), Brigit (bass/vocals) and Neil (drums) and fully embrace the DIY aesthetic creating their masterful album artwork, T shirts and videos.
The monthly singles will all be compiled into three, limited edition, four track CD EPs released in April, August and December, with screen-printed artwork designed by sTeVe (lead singer, guitarist), and handmade. - TV FACE
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS STUFF:
spotify
youtu.be
bandcamp
twitter (346)
facebook (370)
The band called TV FACE are from Lancaster, UK. They are sTeVe (vocals/guitar), Brigit (bass/vocals) and Neil (drums) and they have been together for just over a year.
The band called TV FACE embarked on a project to release a single on the last Friday of every month during 2020, and despite the pandemic, the band have continued unabated with the monthly release project. Each single has been recorded and produced by the band, in a variety of DIY locations, including cellars, bedrooms and cupboards under the stairs. The singles will be compiled into three, limited edition, four track CD EPs released in April, August and December, with screen-printed artwork designed by sTeVe, and handmade by the band.
The next EP ‘Work Hard, Have Fun’ (release 28th August) and features their May, June and July singles, ‘Orange Carbuncle’, ‘Happy Delusions’, 'She Gets Old' as well as the forthcoming August single, ‘Work Hard, Have Fun’.
Reviews:
It's just absolutely fantastic. It's music that smashes against walls and floors and ceilings and changes shape on each estatic, erratic, elastic bounce. ... An explosive, serrated slice of jagged schizoid noise pop, with those post-punk corners, kept sharp and on the edge of civility. ...It has the essential quirks and awkward pop sensibilities but also possesses that feverish, fearsome, hardcore swagger." (Louder Than War)
"angular musical shifts, front forward drums, heavy fresh cut dirty guitars and boy / girl vox with wide eyed diatribe'l vocal aesthetics. This sound, potent, full of chunky double time build ups and rebel yells is the kind of music I love, the kind of music you want to see LIVE in a small venue, so close that some sweat might catch you in the face.” (American Pancake)
A full-on, invigorating assault on the senses, you can almost smell the anger .. The raw beauty of the vocals and arrangement overwhelm you, with each wave of passionate noise taking the song to ever more giddy heights. If you like the multi-focused sonic experiments of Sonic Youth but also the inspirational energy of Manic Street Preachers, then this song is for you. (Analogue Trash)
“‘Yarns’ is built around cool guitar riff after cool guitar riff. The mood, however, is more in line with the US 80s alternative bands such as Dinosaur Jr, Pixies or Sonic Youth. But don’t worry, TV Face do their own thing here. The lead vocals are gutsy without being aimless shouting. The backing female vocals have a Kim Deal vibe, but add a sense of melody, intricacy and interest ... brilliant.” (When The Horn Blows)
Airplay
BBC Radio 6 Music, Tom Robinson; Radio X, John Kennedy; Rodney on the Rock, SiriusXM; Repeat Plays BBC Introducing Lancashire; Playlist Amazing Radio, No Hype, Charlie Ashton, Shell Zenner, Unsigned Guide; Hoxton Radio, Liberty Phelps and Jordan Scudder; Hailsham FM, The Premium Blend Radio Show; Indie Rocks, Transmission Indie; Duggystone Radio, Sam Baker; Phoenix Radio, Not The Punk Rock Show; 6Towns Radio, Loose Canon; Rhino Radio, The Noise Merchant; Ribble FM; The Grand Show; Scallywag Beats (USA); Valley 89.5FM (Australia); The Sonic Blender (Canada).
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