GENRE(S): Indie / Acoustic

A mixture of surf twanging guitars, Johnny and the hurricanes whirling organ sounds, soaring harmonies and a lead vocalist who was surely soloist in the valley school choir but got sacked for being caught with ciggies and whisky too many times. Also includes theremins and horse-riding '50s style galloping instrumentals, they are the most cohesive, passionate, kick you in the face at fifty feet pop sound since rock and roll first made god-fearing yanks burn Elvis records. And lo! The Hot Puppies have the honour of being the first band to get a release on the new Label Fandango, with the single expected to drop on Nov 7th. 'Hot Puppies are great without needing any hi-falutin explanations. Excellent big-hearted songs with chunky swirling organ, twanging finely pointed guitar lines and a solid but sensitive bass/drum rhythm section - and did I mention that Becky singer lady has a voice like a heartbroken angel.' - Artrocker 'Becky Newman stands with cold poise, her back to the audience before whirling round just in time to start singing, like she's entertaining a table of prohibition era thugs in a speakeasy rather than the packed in and slightly over refreshed crowd at Water Rats. Beth Gibson on keyboards looks like a flapper girl who has fallen forward through time to play the organ and theremin. Luke Taylor, the guitarist and song writer, has had his Lloyd Cole-ish fringe roughly hewn off but still retains an enigmatic glamour.' - John Doran, playlouder.com