By Tyler Ody
Warmduscher have shared the suitably gonzo video for Twitchin’ In The Kitchen, the latest track to be taken from their forthcoming album, At The Hot Spot, their first for Bella Union, which is released on Friday April 1st 2022. The vinyl edition of the album will follow on July 1st 2022. Watch the video HERE.
The band have previously shared Wild Flowers and Fatso from the album, both of which were A-listed at 6Music. Talking about Twitchin’ In The Kitchen, Clams Baker of the band said:
“Electric transmissions from the kitchens of twitch! Busy signals, threats of bodily harm, the pan-fried doom of grandma’s palpitations, a k2 carpet ride you can’t hop off of. Pick it up Jan & Jimmy, you’re all alone!”
The video, shot in and around Brixton, was directed by Niall Trask of The Kill Shop who has also worked on videos for Fat White Family, Ride and Working Men’s Club.
Listen to previous single “Fatso” HERE and pre-order the album HERE.
Written over a period of over a year in lockdown, At the Hotspot, produced by Joe Goddard and Al Doyle of Hot Chip, takes the raucous energy Warmduscher solidified on their critically acclaimed 2019 release Tainted Lunch, and injects it with a slightly more polished, ‘80s funk sound, kind of like stumbling home to your squatted loft after a drunken night at the local disco. It’s crunchy on the outside, smooth on the inside, and might be the most immediately enjoyable music Warmduscher have ever graced us with.
“There was a lot of partying,” says Clams, laughing about the gestation of the album. “We were like, Aaarrggghh. We were just happy to be doing something and seeing each other. It was that weird energy, where you’re fed up and you’re kind of angry, but in a good way. We would spend like two nights a week writing, maybe once or twice a month, sometimes less.” This went on for about a year, with all the members bringing in their contributions, until it came time to record—which, in typical punk rock fashion, had its own set of obstacles to overcome.
The bulk of Warmduscher’s discography – the aforementioned Tainted Lunch, as well as 2018’s Whale City and 2016’s Khaki Tears – were produced by London stalwart Dan Carey, who was instrumental in helping the band hone their fuzzed out sound. Unfortunately, at the beginning of At the Hotspot’s recording process, Dan caught COVID, and the band found themselves having to leave their comfort zone and find a new producer fast. Luckily, they found two, under serendipitous circumstances. “I was in the studio with Joe and Al of Hot Chip, doing an electronic project with Igor Cavallera of Sepultura and his wife, artist/musician Laima,” explains Clams. “When I got the message saying Dan couldn’t do the album, I was like, ‘Aw, fuck!’ Then Joe and Al were simply like, ‘We’ll do it!’ It was this really weird, happy accident.”
While At the Hotspot is still very much a Warmduscher album, with all its cracks and crevices oozing garage rock bravado, the production values buff out those jagged edges in a way only these two virtuoso producers could have pulled off. “We’re just really psyched to play this whole thing live now,” states Clams matter-of-factly. “And it’s a whole revamp—new label, new producers, new logo—new everything.”
The band also head out on the road in spring of this year on a run of UK and European dates, including some already sold out rearranged shows and their biggest London show to date at The Forum. The full list of dates is as follows:
22.03.22 – Boileroom – GUILDFORD (SOLD OUT)
23.03.22 – The Bullingdon – OXFORD (SOLD OUT)
24.03.22 – Cavern – EXETER (SOLD OUT)
25.03.22 – Moles – BATH (SOLD OUT)
26.03.22 – Clwb Ifor Bach – CARDIFF (SOLD OUT)
27.03.22 – The Tin Music & Arts (SOLD OUT)
29.03.22 – Junction 2 – CAMBRIDGE (SOLD OUT)
30.03.22 – Metronome – NOTTINGHAM (SOLD OUT)
31.03.22 – SWG3 – GLASGOW
01.04.22 – The Georgian Theatre – STOCKTON ON TEES (SOLD OUT)
02.04.22 – The Foundry – SHEFFIELD (SOLD OUT)
03.04.22 – The Trades Club – HEBDEN BRIDGE (SOLD OUT)
05.04.22 – District – LIVERPOOL (SOLD OUT)
06.04.22 – Academy 2 – MANCHESTER
07.04.22 – The Forum – LONDON
08.04.22 – The Marble Factory – BRISTOL
09.04.22 – Concorde 2 – BRIGHTON
25.04.22 – Trix – ANTWERP
26.04.22 – Paradiso – AMSTERDAM
“At The Hotspot” tracklist
1. Live At The Hotspot
2. Hot Shot
3. Eight Minute Machines
4. Wild Flowers
5. Fatso
6. Twitchin’ In The Kitchen
7. Five Star Rated
8. Baby Toe Joe
9. Double Vision
10. Super Cool
11. Greasin’ Up Jesus
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