Hot Face are a garage-punk three-piece hailing from South London. Initially born out of a series of bedroom demos by guitarist/vocalist James Bates, joined by bassist George Cannell and drummer/vocalist Sam Catchpole, Hot Face released their debut single 'dura dura' via Speedy Wunderground in 2023 - followed by their sophomore single '17 Day Migraine' in 2024. During this period Hot Face toured the UK and Europe, having appearances at several showcase festivals such as Down The Rabbit Hole, Manchester Psych Fest and Left Of The Dial. In November 2024 Hot Face were invited by Dan Carey to record a live album at Abbey Road, a one-day event that unfolded in front of an audience and was recorded direct to tape. Hot Face will release their single 'Pink Liquor' on November 13th, with the full live album to follow thereafter. Brighton has no shortage of lysergic left-field rock bands. But while most of their local contemporaries tend to the more recumbent end of the psychedelic spectrum, Oral Habit deal in what they call “the ear-rattling psychic dream of choked-up acid punks”, a sound that feels overpowering, explosive and intense: you could say it’s more closely aligned to the disoriented racket of mid-60s freakbeat than the pie-eyed beatitudes of the Summer of Love; equally you could suggest it’s a very contemporary form of psychedelia, rebooted for the troubled, disturbing climate of 2025.