Over the last year or so Hot Plastic have, in their current form, been steadily building their reputation both in their home base of Jersey and across the south of the UK with a few visits across the Channel and in August 2019 they released their latest and fourth single, Time Bomb.

Combining up to date indie with hints of grunge and machine like dance beats the trio have crafted a scuzzy garage rock love song with an irresistible feeling and well produced sheen to it in a style they dub ‘Dirty Disco’.

Nic Dinnie leads the band with his guitar switching from twangy indie to crunchy, overdriven garage sounds and his vocals working to match.

Meanwhile Elisa De Silva’s bass provides a thick and deep backing to this just as her vocals provide a great harmonic counterpoint to Dinnie’s in the middle section.

This is all finished with Jon Caws indie dance rhythms that add a danceability to it that is uncommon for driving garage.

Sticking to something approximating Pixies loud-quiet-loud template (ok, actually it’s more quiet-loud-quiet and repeat, but the effect is similar) and throwing in some vocal non-sequiturs that seem custom built to make the title a shout out moment when the band play live.

My only real criticism of the track is that it doesn’t quite capture the raw power the band are capable of demonstrating live, but the depth and thickness of the production sounds great.

This probably makes it more digestible for those not familiar what Hot Plastic’s live sound and Time Bomb certainly marks another step forward for a band who are already one to watch in the Channel Islands scene and should be on the radar of anyone looking for some new sounds anywhere in the UK.