We just got the news that the new Head Noise single was released today. Almost just in time for Halloween, though the über-scarce 7″ version of this single will in fact be on sale at the merch table for their Halloween show tonight at Clwb Y Bont in Pontypridd, Wales. Just a half an hour from now! With the amount of stagecraft that Head Noise normally bring to a gig, this will no doubt be the most thrill-packed night this year to take in a glimpse of the hippest art-damaged Synth Punks in Aberdare.

To ramp up for such an event, at least we’ve got their brand new single, hot on the heels of last spring’s new album, glistening as if enveloped in a miasma of stage blood and simulated viscera. And, shades of The Damned, to be damned, it sports the perfect title of “I Was A Teenage Video Nasty.” The cover art gets immediate props for being a perfect rip of the British Board Of Film Censors title card of yore for maximum frissons of nostalgic wallowing. Let’s give it a “spin” on the personal device and report back with out findings!

Head Noise: I Was A Teenage Video Nasty – UK – DL [2024]

1. I Was A Teenage Video Nasty 3:23
2. 80% Proof Apparition 3:06

How much more appropriate can it get? The single opened with the distinctive sound of a VHS tape being loaded into a VCR. Something the current generation have probably never heard. Then it kicked into jittery, high BPM gear with a DEVO-esque synth pulse as it extolled the virtues of gnarly physical media before the battles of the Streaming Wars. The tune climaxed with singer Mitch Tennant reciting the titles of some of the films that sparked the very 80s UK phenomenon of the “Video Nasties.”

The B-side sported frantic drumming juxtaposed with a cheerful synth topline as Tennant seemed to weave a scenario featuring seances and regretful mixology into a frantic Synth Punk cocktail. I’ll make the assumption that the lyrical references to “Apparition in good condition, what a mighty fine year that was” are references to this Canuk vintner. Why not listen now?

As usual, it’s a mere pittance of £1.00 for the full-res DL so why not top off your purchase to better keep Head Noise in a permanent state of mischief? And stop press…I just ran across evidence of this on the Head Noise merch site…I’d completely forgotten that frontman Mitch Tennant also fronts Ant Trouble, the hottest Adam + The Ants tribute band in Wales! And the combo have got t-shirts and a live CD for sale but act fast, they’ve only got two left! Yours for only a £5.00 investment.

As for me, I’ve already dropped my coin. And I eagerly await the next in a series of high-energy hi-jinx from Head Noise; Aberdare’s No. 1 rated Synth Punk band! DJ hit that button!

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