Desperate Journalist

Desperate Journalist consist of two girls and two boys who have bonded in the abandoned wilds of North London. Jo Bevan (vocals), Simon Drowner (bass), Rob Hardy (guitar) and Caz Hellbent (drums) - for 'tis they - have been hauled together by a fearsome instinct for what makes alternative music actually really properly authentically alternative. The band only came together in January 2013, but have been honing their sound through a string of live shows and their previous single 'Cristina' (listen at the foot of the piece), leading up this thoroughly ace second release. An orchestral swell leads up to hulking, crunching guitar bombast before a brilliantly post-punk verse sets in, more than a little reminiscent of Savages, all tight drums and bass line, singer Jo Bevan's louche vocals adorned by ringing guitar strums, before it doubles back for the thundering, earworm of a chorus.