Hearken to Wooze’s steamy new single ‘Witch Slap (IOU)’

South London-based indie-rockers Wooze have unveiled their punchy and playful new single, ‘Witch Slap (IOU)’.

The monitor blends a silvery, upbeat pop melody with overdriven guitars and Speaking Heads-esque synth leads. Vocalists Theo Spark and Jamie She (who kind the band’s studio lineup, the previous additionally on guitars and the latter on drums) make full use of their yin-and-yang singing kinds, ebbing and flowing between deep, sultry crooning and brilliant harmonies.

Watch the video for ‘Witch Slap (IOU)’, directed by Nuri Jeong, beneath:

In a press launch, the band declared that ‘Witch Slap (IOU)’ is “most likely the quickest music we’ve got written to date, completed in about 20 minutes after we had completed demoing one other music within the early morning”. Thematically, they’ve dubbed it a “sadomasochistic tackle a traditional love music”.

‘Witch Slap (IOU)’ will seem on the band’s second EP, ‘Get Me To A Nunnery’, which was introduced at this time (June 7). A concrete launch date was not provided, although it’s set to land someday in autumn by way of Younger Poet.

The band launched their debut EP, ‘What’s On Your Thoughts?’ in 2019. Chatting with NME in regards to the file’s lead single, ‘Women Who Lunch With Me’, Wooze described their fashion as “a heavy mixture of celebrating all of the sounds that affect us”.

“We take heed to an entire bunch of stuff”, they mentioned. “The massive 5 are Primus, The Kinks, Queen, The Beatles and Led Zeppelin.”

Wooze are set to embark on a brief journey to Slovakia subsequent month, the place they’ll play on the 2021 Pohoda pageant on Wednesday July 7.

Earlier than then, English followers could have an opportunity to catch ‘Witch Slap (IOU)’ within the flesh when Wooze play the Headrow Home in Leeds on Friday June 25, and the Moth Membership in London on Saturday June 26. Tickets to all three events are on sale now from the band’s website.