Twat Union
Lexington, London

ON THE back of just released debut EP Don’t Look it in the Eye, London’s Twat Union are heading out on a short tour that promises punk rock, performance, theatrics, line dancing, red flags and a lot of talk about sex.

Over the course of an hour and a dozen songs they deliver that with aplomb.

Whether singing about pleasuring themselves on set opener WFH — a very different take on working from home — to challenging rock stereotypes on Singer of The Band, the theatrical feminist six piece have a lot of fun that the audience feeds off as the set rolls on.

Highlights include Little Pink Drill which opens with warm words and a sweet vocal harmony before launching into a rocky riff-out. It has the panache of Ian Dury-alike confessional pub rock, combined with a tale that takes apart “pink” culture, but with a saucy knowing edge, and has almost the whole audience line dancing in concert by the end of the track.

Tiny Shorts and Period Sex channel Riot Grrrl, angry Kate Nash and early Fuzzbox, while Red Flag is not about the banner being held high more about bad choices in relationships.

There’s a good dose of Wet Leg style sprechgesang running through the songs, with voice, guitar and keys mainly to the fore, but the band also have brass with saxophone and trumpet featuring.

There is also quite a lot of theatre that brings to mind David Devant and his Spirit Wife skits, in the main it works but a couple are a bit too stage school. Even so, newer track Witch — with added broom and cape — works well.

Thigh Chafe also stands out as — despite its subject matter — it sees singer Kate Mac beautifully belting out a sweet song about the soothing nature of Sudocreme, and her voice really soars; more of that would be welcome.

Live they’re rawer than on record, but on the basis of this show expect them to be good fun at festivals.

By the end of the set, both band and audience have settled in to a good rhythm. This is a musically tight six piece singing about life and sex from a female perspective but with their tongue firmly in their cheek or probably somewhere more salacious. Unlike their standout track UTI, they're definitely worth catching.

Debut EP Don't Look it in the Eye was released on April 4 2025 via Alcopop! Records.
April tour dates and Summer festival appearances visit https://twatunion.co.uk/upcoming-shows