Oxford’s raucous party starlets Self Help release their latest single Bamboo on July 8th, the second of two singles recorded at Upcycled Sounds. The kings of Oxford’s post-punk scene, Bamboo reign in their infamous noise/punk pop just a little - leaning towards a country style two-step but still overlayed with filthy guitars and saw leads. 

Bamboo has its roots in the sleazy punk/disco scene but also delights in its potential psychedelic trippiness. 

Singer Danny Jeffries’s distinctive twangy yet conversational vocals give the whole piece its focus. The power of the two step beat rising and falling with the anger of a partner knowing them too well, and the angry indifference if they were to end the relationship.

Evolving into a 5 piece line-up last year and with infamously electrifying performances and three vocalists who are all front-men in their own right, Self Help are having a break from shows to track their first full studio album due to be released next year.Self Help started in 2016 and since then they have toured up and down the country and in Europe. Their songs have been played on Radio 6, Radio 1, BBC Radio Oxford and many more.

Bamboo

Pirate Gang

Another Day

This State

Lizards

LIZARDS

You need Self Help! 

loud crunchy synthy doomy cynical noise 

Hailing from Oxford, England, Self Help are a five-piece who create a sound as blistering as it is off-kilter. The band first came together in 2018 sharing a love for a diverse, experimental approach to making music. Self Help create art strictly on their own terms and, in turn, challenge the listener throughout. Indeed, their unforgettable performances leave a lasting effect on music lovers far and wide, with three frontmen often taking turns to lead the charge. 

Following a short, self-imposed, break from the playing music, Self Help returned in 2022 with their uncompromising sound enveloping their peers into a sonic-euphoric, semi-doomscape or, as the band have coined, vroomscape! This led to a number of festival appearances and airplay on BBC 6 Music as well as support slots with the likes of Squid, Goat Girl, The Murder Capital and Animal House. 

Hot on the heels of their latest single ‘Enrage Engage’, Oxford five-piece Self Help return with the raucous I Want You All To Myself. The band continue to showcase the diversity of their expansive sound from track to track, illustrating why the likes of BBC 6 Music, The Vinyl District, Fortitude Magazine and many more have supported their music.

The upcoming album is packed full of post-punk energy and is a result of Self Help’s ironic displeasure at seeing the modern world in the state that it’s currently in.

Bamboo

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