Hull’s The Velvet Tuxedo drop “Buzz The Scuzz” on February 6, a garage-psych rallying cry recorded at Magic Garden Studios with producer Gavin Monaghan, known for his work with Editors, The Sherlocks, Ocean Colour Scene, and The Twang. The track opens with an eastern tambura drone and swirling reversed-guitar line before exploding into a valve-driven riff designed to ignite chaos, channeling The Who’s wild electricity, MC5’s proto-punk bite, and the acid-drenched swirl of The Seeds, The Pretty Things, and 13th Floor Elevators. Frontman Will Reid describes it as their drop-out anthem, a two-fingered salute to conformity that rejects the 9-to-5 brainwash machine with pounding drums, snarling vocals, and a defiant energy that tears through speakers. The made-up phrase represents the band’s ethos of ditching the script, digging the fuzz, and following your own road instead of accepting the conveyor-belt life society sells.
The Velvet Tuxedo, featuring Will Reid on vocals and guitar, Jimmy Rustill on lead guitar, Robert Frost on drums, and Alfie Snow on bass, fuse 1960s Freakbeat, Garage, Psych, and R&B into something steeped in nostalgia yet alive with present-day fire. Their reputation as a word-of-mouth band thrives on explosive, high-octane live shows known for unpredictability and guitar-driven attack that hits with serious ferocity. This single roars with the raw power that makes their underground scene performances legendary, proving they stand as torchbearers of a timeless style dragged kicking and screaming into 2026.
Upcoming shows:
13th Jan – Rescue Rooms Nottingham, supporting The Molotovs.
25th January – Headline show at Sidney & Matilda Sheffield, superiors TBA
31st January – TPR, Hull for Dayrider festival during independent venue week.
14th Feb – Hull Adelphi, support for China Shop bull
7th March – March of the Mods day festival in Redcar