Punk Dancing is a dream debut for both the band and their ever-growing army of fans. It features 15 cuts, most of which have been thoroughly road tested both pre-and post-lockdown, and almost any of which are what the music press used to call ‘singles material’.  BH have in fact trailed the release of the album with three very strong live favourites, the usual set opener ‘On The Fence’ (the one with the chorus that goes “It Goes Both Ways”) and the song that frequently follows it ‘Marie Kondo’ (which in my ignorance I thought was called “In My Dream House”) plus the long-time crowd pleaser ‘Out Of My Way (I’m Not Getting On The Night Bus)’ which reveals itself to be a far funnier song than I already knew it to be, thanks to an excellent production that puts singer and songwriter Ishani high up in the mix and reveals lyrical wit and warmth that often get lost in an onstage audio mix. This is true of the whole album in fact. Most of BH’s songs have a lot of words, and sometimes those words get lost in the murk of a soundboard mix in a small club. Here you can hear every one of them loud and clear, which only serves to reinforce their quirky, pithy and frequently spiky nature. Continue reading Breakup Haircut: Punk Dancing for Self Defence – Album Of The Month