"From acid garage punk to organ croon, Oral Habit will have you all frocked-ed out swaggering to the beat of their drum at this typically frazzled Extra Terrestrial Velvet Echoes co-pro. The Brighton beauties serve up Nuggets soul with bitchin’ blasts of heavy psych in this dangerously high voltage fuzz-off FFO: Osees, King Gizzard, Brian Jonestown Massacre."
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A gig held at The Old England Pub on Friday 26th June. The event starts at 20:00.
Oral Habit arrive at The Old England on 26 June, bringing their feral brand of psychedelic punk to Bristol. Presented by Velvet Echoes and Extra Terrestrial Promotions, the Brighton trio deal in what they describe as “the ear-rattling psychic dream of choked-up acid punks.” It’s psychedelia stripped of its dreamy haze and pushed into something far louder, sharper and more volatile. Special guests on the evening are Manchester based purveyors of noise, Dachsund
Oral Habit
Originally a home-recording project from frontman Charlie Hales, Oral Habit has grown into a full-throttle trio with Felix Hales on drums and Tippi Lewis on bass. Together they deliver short, explosive bursts of fuzz-soaked guitar, echo-drenched vocals and feedback-laced chaos that feel permanently on the edge of collapse.
Their latest EP Garage Frock! builds on the warped foundations of Cardiovascular Spectacular, throwing together primitive riffs, blown-out distortion and swirling textures with everything turned firmly into the red. Even moments that begin with deceptive calm quickly spiral into crushing waves of sound.
Drawing as much from the disoriented racket of mid-60s freakbeat as from the intensity of modern psych punk, Oral Habit create music that feels urgent, unpredictable and completely unrestrained.
Their philosophy says it all: “If a button’s there, it’s there to be pushed.”
Entry requirements: 18+
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