TVEGC are in fact two gals and one guy who live in Cardiff and their debut has miraculously revived the flagging art-punk-cum-death- disco party. Given the number of chancers who – armed with copies of ‘Entertainment!’ and ‘Unknown Pleasures’ – have attempted to gatecrash that scene, this is no mean achievement.
‘TVEGC’ is stylish and eccentric but refreshingly non-scene. The roots of its dark, prickly pop lie in Bauhaus rather than Joy Division, The Pop Group rather than Gang Of Four, with power injected via The Breeders and bounce via The B-52’s. ‘Impossible Sightings Over Shelton’, with its lurching, seasick rhythms and ‘Ban The Gin’ – whose clattering fury recalls Liars – are highlights, but there’s not a dull microsecond in its sharp, splenetic 30 minutes.
Anger, urgency and awkwardness might sound like odd club practices, but the Vics sensibly make their own rules.
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