‘Ready Steady Bang’ – the debut album that kicks off with singer and guitarist Angela Martin insisting ‘time and time again, you fail to see my point’. I’m instantly hooked. It’s not even 30 seconds into the entire album when there’s a shimmering synth hook thrown in by Grace Healey. I had to rewind to catch that again. Paula Snow’s bass comes in like something straight from a stomping 70s disco floor; a cut from Donna Summer or (more recently) Gossip. Kerrie Smith on drums is holding it down, keeping it solid then we hit not even a minute into the album and out comes this totally different, wild beat which she then steers effortlessly back into the verse, driving the song on. Like it was nothing. Continue reading Bugeye’s ‘Ready Steady Bang’ – so good we reviewed it twice!

The four women of Bugeye started writing and recording ‘Ready Steady Bang’ about this time last year, and the involvement of the good people at Reckless Yes Records means that it’s now available for purchase as you read this. (It’s actually Bugeye’s second release of 2020, following the four-track ‘Is This Love’ EP that came out just as lockdown was becoming inevitable, and the band is to be commended for only repeating one track from that here). The highly limited vinyl version sold out right away, but that shouldn’t stop you from investing in a compact disc that you’ll find yourself playing with a frequency that may border on obsessive. Speaking for myself I’ve hardly taken this one off the turntable since it arrived – and when I have, it’s mostly been to turn it over. Continue reading Bugeye: Ready Steady Bang – album review