On The Intricate Inner Workings Of The System
The way youâre saying it, âprolificâ isnât the right word for The Bug Club. Youâve got to say it with the trademark Welsh lilt and pay due homage to this inimitable bandâs origins in the renowned hit factory of Caldicot, South Wales. Do that, and youâre about right with how to summarize a group whoâve released ten singles, two albums, two EPs, three things nobody knew how to describe, and an album under a different bandâs name, all since 2021, and while playing 200+ gigs a year.
 Initially comprising the songwriting core of Sam Willmett (vocals/guitar) and Tilly Harris (vocals/bass) with Dan Matthew (drums), The Bug Club started plying their trade in 2016. They were signed by UK label Bingo Records in Autumn of 2020. BBC 6 Musicâs Marc Riley was an early champion, hammering the single, booking the band in for a session as soon as it was allowed, and rightfully praising songwriters capable of singing the whole alphabet in a two-minute song and making it work.
Third LP On The Intricate Inner Workings Of The System - their first for Sub Pop - sees the band serve up a beefy slab of their speciality Modern-Lovers-meets-Nuggets garage rock. Thereâs B-52âs call-and-response fun mixed with AC/DC power chord grunt. Leaning towards fast-paced punk, opening double salvo âWar Moviesâ and âQuality Pintsâ sets out the stall: duel vocal piss-taking, surreal takes on everyday topics that go full circle and become profound, riffs all day long and then all the next day too.
âQuality Pintsâ deals with the pressing concerns of any conscientious touring outfit, taking to heart the rule of the three Râs as penned by renowned fellow pints fan Mark E. Smith of The Fall. Repetition, repetition, repetition. If itâs that important, which it is, itâs worth saying again. âWar Moviesâ dresses distorted chugging with a comprehensive âbest ofâ list for the genre, with Sam Willmett offering a solo casually chucked out in a way that will make your dad promptly give up any resurgent guitar playing ambitions. And âA Bit Like James Bondâ tackles the UKâs sleaziest undercover export at the same time as the embarrassing ego problem that besets much of its population - but itâs only heavy(ish) in the fun, loads-of-riffs sense.
Tracklist
War Movies
Quality Pints
Pop Single
Best Looking Strangers in the Cemetery
A Bit Like James Bond
We Don't Care About That
Lonsdale Slipons
Better Than Good
Actual Pain
Cold. Hard. Love
The Intricate Inner Workings of the System
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The way youâre saying it, âprolificâ isnât the right word for The Bug Club. Youâve got to say it with the trademark Welsh lilt and pay due homage to this inimitable bandâs origins in the renowned hit factory of Caldicot, South Wales. Do that, and youâre about right with how to summarize a group whoâve released ten singles, two albums, two EPs, three things nobody knew how to describe, and an album under a different bandâs name, all since 2021, and while playing 200+ gigs a year.
 Initially comprising the songwriting core of Sam Willmett (vocals/guitar) and Tilly Harris (vocals/bass) with Dan Matthew (drums), The Bug Club started plying their trade in 2016. They were signed by UK label Bingo Records in Autumn of 2020. BBC 6 Musicâs Marc Riley was an early champion, hammering the single, booking the band in for a session as soon as it was allowed, and rightfully praising songwriters capable of singing the whole alphabet in a two-minute song and making it work.
Third LP On The Intricate Inner Workings Of The System - their first for Sub Pop - sees the band serve up a beefy slab of their speciality Modern-Lovers-meets-Nuggets garage rock. Thereâs B-52âs call-and-response fun mixed with AC/DC power chord grunt. Leaning towards fast-paced punk, opening double salvo âWar Moviesâ and âQuality Pintsâ sets out the stall: duel vocal piss-taking, surreal takes on everyday topics that go full circle and become profound, riffs all day long and then all the next day too.
âQuality Pintsâ deals with the pressing concerns of any conscientious touring outfit, taking to heart the rule of the three Râs as penned by renowned fellow pints fan Mark E. Smith of The Fall. Repetition, repetition, repetition. If itâs that important, which it is, itâs worth saying again. âWar Moviesâ dresses distorted chugging with a comprehensive âbest ofâ list for the genre, with Sam Willmett offering a solo casually chucked out in a way that will make your dad promptly give up any resurgent guitar playing ambitions. And âA Bit Like James Bondâ tackles the UKâs sleaziest undercover export at the same time as the embarrassing ego problem that besets much of its population - but itâs only heavy(ish) in the fun, loads-of-riffs sense.
Tracklist
War Movies
Quality Pints
Pop Single
Best Looking Strangers in the Cemetery
A Bit Like James Bond
We Don't Care About That
Lonsdale Slipons
Better Than Good
Actual Pain
Cold. Hard. Love
The Intricate Inner Workings of the System
