I love Tiger Force. Always have done. Ever since I was working the door, the stamps and cash at a Greenwich Pirate night at the lovely New Cross Inn, I have been pretty much captivated by their arty spastic output. It’s Melt Banana in a candy floss machine. What Sonic Youth were doing before they could be arsed (and that’s a compliment). But if I hear ‘D.I.Y ethic’ again I’ll set fire to my mum, because behind the madness there is method. I mean they aren’t making shelves! And isn’t every half decent band D.I.Y? They didn’t slap it out in about two minutes while having a piss. Or did they? If they did, well done, I can just about piss and think at the same time.

Anyway, the split single is worth not buying your sister that Body Shop voucher for Xmas. She’ll understand. I mean Silent Front are pretty useful and she’ll realise that when you crank up ‘I Much Prefer Hating You’ just as the Queen drunkenly rambles something about white imperialism about 3-ish. Its loud Fugazi-ish-cum-shouty time signature intelligent changey stuff and your Nan will love it. But it’s all about t’Force for me, split single or not, ‘Kill the Wonder Boy’ is worth the steal or purchase alone. Pure genius. Is it me or can I hear the Grange Hill tune in it? Just me then. Cheap guitars, cheap drum machine, loud racket– good fucking music.

Matt Gilbert