Webcuts Music

One of Webcuts favourite albums of last year, Hatcham Social hit the new year with this 6 track EP of new and familiar.

“Let’s go out to play on the Sidewalk”. With snow all over the UK, it’s probably best to stay in doors, but Londoners Hatcham Social have just released one of the stronger tracks off their inspired debut You Dig The Tunnel, I’ll Hide The Soil with “Sidewalk”. Available from 18th January via Fierce Panda, the expanded download version features recent 7” release “Crocodile”, a slithery electro Breton Labs remix of “Sidewalk” and a mindbending mix of the same song by Tom Furse of The Horrors. The seven track EP also features two previously unreleased tracks and their take on the Beach Boys ‘Surfin’ Safari’. Again, a cover choice that’s a little miss-timed for this part of the globe…

Pretty in black and pretty and back, The Raveonettes rolled into London this week to play a one-off gig showcasing their forthcoming album In and Out of Control. It wasn’t all rape, guns, suicide and stealing cars, but it was near enough.

Currently on tour in the states, South London-ers Hatcham Social have just released the second single from their debut album, You Dig The Tunnel, I’ll Hide The Soil. Harking back to the classic English pop bands of the 80′s, “Crocodile” has Hatcham Social pouring out a tall glass of Orange Juice to deliver their snappiest single to date.

There’s no hiding Hatcham Social. “You Dig The Tunnel” kicks the dirt long and high in a dazzling display of pop sensibility.

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