EP Review: TV Face – 'Work Hard, Have Fun'
Work hard. Have fun. Get lost.
The band called TV Face have released their second EP of 2020, entitled Work Hard, Have Fun. It’s part of an ongoing project where the band release a new single on the last Friday of every month, that, quite frankly, is rather genius. It’s a fresh way of putting new music out for upcoming bands and TV Face have pulled it off perfectly.
Work Hard, Have Fun consists of single releases from May to August. Collectively, these singles tackle the drudgery of modern life with a satirical twist and post punk fury. First track and August’s release ‘Work Hard, Have Fun’ is about not having time to “eat, shit or sleep in the gig economy” whilst taking a satirical dig at the company called Amazon (ever heard of it?). It’s a great opener, and I must admit the manic and angular riffing made me jump out of my skin when it blasted through the headphones.
‘She Gets Old’ is a cracking song about “being hounded on social media” and the importance on “selling pixels and papers is worth more than life”. True, isn’t it? sTeVe barks his vocals, his guitars are ripping with a strange psychedelic surf twist, which he is able to do with the solid rhythm section of Brigit and Neil. These guys are tight.
May’s release ‘Happy Delusions’ follows which questions “how we keep on keepin’ on when keepin’ on is not necessarily the best idea.” Big chorus and hooks, that is reminiscent of the more exciting indie bands such as The Cribs at times.
Final track ‘Orange Carbuncle’ comments on the age-old topic of urban planning and class war that never seems to go away, and bands continually get pissed off about. And rightly so. TV Face take a step back in the tempo with an emotive octave riff on the guitar that prove that TV Face are worth listening to.
The band called TV Face are just simply getting better and better and a must listen for any fans of post-punk guitar music. The first EP of 2020 was great, Work Hard, Have Fun is even greater. The third instalment is something to definitely look forward to.
Words by Matthew Brocklehurst