Bruno Bof, the once pre-teen punk prodigy has finally grown up, in so much as he and his Outrageous Methods Of Presentation release their debut single proper and he celebrates with a launch party in The Old England in Montpelier.
The double AA sided single features two songs of completely different styles that work well together, Bruno says of them:
“Tire Iron is an anarchistic salutation from a parallel universe where the king of rock ’n’ roll’s name is misspelled Hasil Adkins. This is all of the truth in the universe; the sound of angels kissing”.“You Know I Love You’ is a paean to the eternal salvation of love, albeit one that comes off like a disturbing Chinn and Chapman song”. 

In the current climate it’s often only kids from affluent backgrounds that can afford to be creative. Bedminster’s Bruno Bof breaks that mould and his voice is authentic and passionate.
The single is released on August 13th on his own label, Bagful of Walnuts Records, and can be found in all the usual digital spaces. The August 14th launch party in The Old England features Bruno and The Outrageous Methods Of Presentation live, along with special guests: MASSIVE SMILE + Barry Jitter & the Special Brew. Everyone there will be given a free physical copy of issue 1 of the fanzine Bruno Bof’s Bits & Bobs, which is an artfully photographed collection of ephemera.

MASSIVE SMILE
Music like a punch in the belly from your best mate when you've had 3 beers. MASSIVE SMILE are a four-piece from Bristol with hard crunchy sounds and ambiguous political motivations. Their music captures the anxieties of being sober, hungry and horny in your twenties with their tongue in cheek punk noise.

Barry Jitter & the Special Brew
Barry Jitter is the self-described "antifolk heir to the Bedminster fortune.” Penman to a set of songs only able to be categorised three ways: LOVE, INTOXICANTS, or HANGING FROM A ROPE. And it only gets better when he has his Special Brew, the rotating cast of “musicians” act as the shambolic actualisation incarnate of his strange and unique world. Percussionista Sleazy and bassist Oli O-Ring transform the usually deregulated off-kilter folk into a hearty mixture of country, punk and jangle pop. The looseness is the unique selling point: “Barry Jitter, always different, always the same.”
FFO: Beck, late-era Velvet Underground, The Clean.