Hotline TNT, Lambrini Girls and Militarie Gun featured in The Evening Standard’s Ones To Watch 2024
Hotline TNT | Photo credit: Wes Knoll
“Like all of the best shoegazers, New York’s Hotline TNT manage to keep a hint of pop in proceedings, even when they’re shooting for gigantic, looming walls of sound. Though they’ve been kicking around for a couple of years, they’re currently in the midst of their big breakthrough, signing to Jack White’s record label Third Man Records, and releasing one of 2023’s best rock albums, Cartwheel. Next year, they’re hitting the road for a big North American tour; fingers crossed for a UK jaunt.”
Lambrini Girls
“Lambrini Girls first formed from a place of anger. Phoebe Lunny and Lily Macieira were sick of the rampant misogyny and macho swagger that bubbled through the punk scene, so decided to call it all out by doing their own thing instead. Since forming in the middle of lockdown, that rage has remained integral to their relentless spin on riot grrrl: their sparse, bass-heavy punk takes aim at transphobia, the male gaze, and a culture that enables abusers. Oh, and they’re also Iggy Pop’s “favourite band”.”
Militarie Gun | Photo credit: Daniel Topete
“Hardcore is having a real moment right now; Baltimore punks Turnstile and Pittsburgh metal-heads Code Orange both smashed through into the mainstream and scooped multiple Grammy nods each, paving the way for a whole wave of bands who would sound happily at home on the classic soundtrack for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2. Blazing a similar trail, Militarie Gun are worth keeping an eye on; debut Life Under The Gun has an addictive chug constantly propelling it forward, and though vocalist Ian Shelton largely sticks to a shouty gravel, the more relentless side of proceedings is offset by a softer touch; a shimmering melody here, or a sudden lick of glam guitar there.”
