London garage punk trio Hot Face fire out new single “Bumble Been,” lifted from debut album ‘Automated Response,’ out now via Speedy Wunderground. The record was captured live in one take at Abbey Road Studios in front of an audience. Three takes. One day. Straight to tape. Twenty five minutes of voltage pressed into wax.
“Bumble Been is a 70 second blast of straight up garage rock delivered to the main line. Half rebel outcry, half call for the plight of the bumble bee – a short lived assault that doesn’t stop stinging until it does,” says guitarist and vocalist James Bates. The track rips through its micro runtime with teeth bared and amps wide open.
‘Automated Response’ began after a chaotic midnight headline show at Left of The Dial in Rotterdam, when producer Dan Carey reconnected with the band to cut a full album. Days later, a late night call led them into Studio Three at Abbey Road. Carey produced and mixed, manipulating the band’s sonic mayhem live alongside them. What happened in that room is what you hear.
“‘Automated Response’ was put together with the live show in mind,” Bates says. “We wanted it to be a powerful jab to the cranium – a sonic freight train that leaves you spinning long after it’s passed.” The album moves on energy and impact. A raucous ode to live music, committed to tape, eye to eye with the crowd.