Self-described “psychedelic punk machine with occasional sojourns into melodic pop”, London-based band Your Heterosexual Violence are a listening experience like no other. Formed in 1982, they split six years later, only to reform in the late 2010’s, and the world has undoubtedly been a more interesting place thanks to their spiky, angular brand of post-punk. With several band members heading towards pensionable age, their latest album, Some People Have Too Much To Say proves that anger doesn’t diminish with the passing of time, this record contains a dozen cuts that seethe with undiluted rage whilst wrapping them up in a delectable array of delicious tunes.

If you haven’t had the acquaintance of Your Heterosexual Violence yet, then opening track ‘House Outside The World’ is the perfect introduction. With the guitars and drums combining to create an explosive beat that detonates like a series of depth charges and some caustic, abrasive vocals, ‘House Outside The World’ might not seem very inviting, but it soon rolls out the welcome mat with a riff that sweeps the listener along on waves of effervescence. It’s the kind of song that (like much of the album) defies logic; it shouldn’t really sound so fruity and catchy, yet it is, and you’ll find yourself singing its refrain at the most inopportune moments. When approaching Your Heterosexual Violence you should always expect the unexpected and the following ‘The Plan’ takes a sudden detour (and “sudden” is the operative word; with minimum space between the two tracks, the sonic shift is rather startling) for a song that crawls under the skin like a bad case of formication. It’s the complete opposite of easy listening: this isn’t the kind of album you put on as background music, rather the curveballs and left turns demand your full attention (such as the saxophone on ‘Man In Flames (at C&A)’, where the hell did that come from?!). This album is the elephant in the room (wearing a boob tube and disco dancing).

The great thing about Your Heterosexual Violence is that they sound like no one but themselves. Sure, you can elements of Gang Of Four in the angular attack of ‘The Plan’ and the fluidity of Department S on ‘Valentine’s Day’, whilst lyrically ‘Love Will’ checks everybody from the Arctic Monkeys to the Pistols. Yet this crew fully grasp the concept of post-punk, it’s forward facing and is busy kicking down genre divisions and means that when they introduce some discombobulating dub reggae on ‘Song From The Bottom Of The Heart’, it makes perfect sense. And whilst marrying serious lyrics to an upbeat tune is not exactly a new trick, it has rarely been done with the same panache as on ‘The Boy Who Had 10,000 Parents’.

With a war of attrition being fought in Ukraine, a certified genocide occurring in Sudan, and rogue states like Iran performing public executions, the world is undoubtedly a harsh place but such is the fuel that feeds Your Heterosexual Violence’s fire. And if any good has come from the perilous position in which the world finds itself, it’s Some People Have Too Much To Say.

• Some People Have Too Much To Say is released via Unfriendly Dog Records on 26th September 2025 (available here).

Track List:

1. House Outside The World
2. The Plan
3. Valentine’s Day
4. Love Will
5. Wintershowtime
6. The Boy Who Had 10,000 Parents
7. I Could Be With You
8. Changing The Subject
9. Just One Of Those Things
10. Man In Flames (at C&A)
11. Song From The Bottom Of The Heart
12. No Search Results (for Weatherman On Drugs)