Mike TV
Single

‘Single’ is the new single from ex-Pickled-Dicks, Mike TV and represents the first record with their new 33 percent extra line-up.

This is great news for old and new fans alike as they’ve retained their intensely hooky punk-revival style and slick harmonies… and the chorus is as big as ever. This is a band that have been inspired by a genre and then gone on to hijack it for their own; no one else does this as well as Mike TV do it.

The addition of guitarist Rikki Rocket is perhaps evidenced in the harmonic guitar solo, as solos were never a huge part of the old sound, but it really is a case of subtle additions rather than complete direction-shifting. That’s good news as far as I’m concerned.

Mike TV are a great band and I really hope they do well with their new name, lineup and of course, with ‘Single’.

Written by Fenton on 6th June 2008

Steve Fenton writes in our music, words, and culture categories. He was Editor in Chief for The Mag and covered live music for DV8 Magazine and Spill Magazine. He was often found in venues throughout the UK alongside ace-photographer, Mark Holloway. Steve is also a technical writer and programmer and writes gothic fiction. Steve studied Psychology at OSC, and Anarchy in the UK: A History of Punk from 1976-1978 at the University of Reading.

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