Description

Teenage Movie Soundtrack is an album that perfectly marries grungy angst and bubblegum pop and lends itself as much to primetime airwaves as it does to the grimy basements in which these tracks were written. The album is packed to the rafters with gargantuan choruses, sludgy guitar hooks, and boasts stellar made-for-radio melodies.

From the slushy, yet happy Weezer-esque opener Loser Denial to the sleazy chugs of Melt and Mom Jeans, and from the grunge-toting tracks Virgin and Happy, right down to the more reflective sounds of Alison and Santa Fe (Stupid Lovesong), the South Carolinians have produced a debut album of righteous sonic gratification, with an abundance of mucky guitars and the vocals of singer Nathan Jake Merli sound-tracking the voice of a disheveled youth.

Heyroccos first UK tour at the end of last year brought their explosive live show to a rabid audience, including a sold out show in front of 1,400 people for Club NME @ KOKO. They also have been lighting up the radio airwaves with support from Zane Lowe, Huw Stephens and Phil Taggart at Radio 1, alongside XFM & Kerrang Radio.

Bubblegum pop meets the primordial rage of grunge, theres a sense of The Cures introversion here matched to the sludge of Mudhoney Clash

Cue the light wash denim jeans and tattoo chokers because Heyroccos new single launches us right into 90s teenage movie nostalgia. Like these Southern sweethearts, we admittedly might not have been the coolest kids in high schoolbut at least we can pretend like we were while listening to some 90s inspired rock and roll. NYLON

Virgin mimics the angst-ridden grunge of Nirvana, while flecks of Pavement ensure a distinctly nostalgic flavour to these guitar heroes NME