Words Colin French

It’s late on a balmy bank holiday night when AGENT2 receives a mysterious knock at the door, interrupting our usually serene and balanced world. A heavily hooded figure is illuminated as the door is cautiously opened, its feral-like eyes darting nervously as the light appears to offend its senses. A gloved hand reaches slowly towards us and deposits a gnarled USB stick into our trembling palm, the cool and jagged metal is freezing to touch. The figure disappears and we are left scared and confused, but unable to resist the lure of the grossly disfigured memory device. It’s only as we place it into the computer that we realise that there is writing crudely scratched down its length: Blonde Fire. This, we realise, is the new video from The Hickey Underworld. Our world will never be the same again. Neither will yours.

Hailing from Belgium, The Hickey Underworld is a band that firmly exist in a consciousness of extremes and clearly delight in the freedom such leanings allow. With a sound that owes as much to The Strokes as the acerbic crash of The Jesus Lizard and Minor Threat, The Hickey Underworld are set to unleash their debut album in October of this year. Blonde Fire is the first taste of what to expect, and if you haven’t yet heard the mutterings surrounding this track, you will most definitely be hearing plenty of the video that accompanies it.

Actually, why wait? AGENT2 are pleased to be able to deliver this beautifully twisted treat directly to you right now, our special treat. Ladies and Gentlemen………..Blonde Fire.

Words Colin French