Live – Hot Face | Jock | Telecom at The Prince Albert

Hot Face, Jock & Telecom at The Prince Albert

Channeling the pop-leaning surface of 60s’ psychedelia, Telecom opened up Wednesday’s Hidden Herd showcase with a smooth set of soft melodies and double vocal harmonies. With a sound reminiscent of tracks like See Emily Play and My White Bicycle, the five piece fit well together and are clearly building a local following as they progress.

The rest of the night took a noisier turn with gritty garage-punk from Jock bringing a bunch of abrasive tunes and bags of energy – think Television meets The Slits on double speed. It comes with a contemporary twist and a sense that the trio are having an absolute blast, an attribute that always get picked up by the crowd and adds to the atmosphere.

Headliners Hot Face continued the frenetic pace with a bundle of fuzzed up songs, some frenzied guitar playing and all three band members taking turns on vocals. There are many current artists picking up the punk mantle but not a huge number that manage to make it feel authentic. Hot Face take this in their stride with nods to the spiky sound of Wire and pure punk originals The Clash. Not hard to see why they were picked up by the prestigious Speedy Wunderground label, definitely worth a repeat visit.

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