Doing it for the first time
19 November 2025
Photo credit: Grace Equi
Band: HIGHDRIVE
Who: Fresh starting indie outfit from
Brighton, UK (where everybody is in
a band).
Debut single: HIGHDRIVE
Press info: It’s a ferocious debut statement, blending shoegaze with flashes
of nu-metal and post-punk, produced by Coach Party’s Guy Page, with the band
noting the influence of Deftones, The Jesus and Mary Chain and DIIV on their
music.
TUTV: Blimey. A sonic brick wall of ablaze guitars, assisted by tenacious drumming
and rollin’ bass lines, dominate this spectacular debut score. There’s threatening
tension throughout.
Think Killing Joke having one of their freaky nightmares. Hazy vocals float around,
injecting this jagged jam with a ghostly vibe. These juvenile gunslingers shoot sharply
from the hip. One of the most astounding debuts I heard all year. Fact!
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