Pretty Vicious - Are You Entertained

1. Who are these fresh faced buccaneers come to save the sinking ship of rock’n’roll?

 Pretty Vicious are an indie rock/punk band from Wales. They have been playing together since 2014. Are You Entertained (Oct’18) is a cynical re-release made in the hopes of drumming up interest in the band’s debut album due in 2019.

2. What kind of tune is Are You Entertained? 

Are You Entertained strives for urgent and angry punk rock and almost lands there. It's a day late and a dollar short in every department but worthy of a golf clap.

3. Who do Pretty Vicious sound like? 

Pretty Vicious are similar to The Manic Street Preachers, VANT, and The Struts. 


4. What have the cut and paste merchants said about Are You Entertained?

“Unapologetic, raw sound” – Born Music Online.

“A primal howl of a single, crackling with electrifying energy” – It’s All Indie.

“Another new anthem” – Discovered Magazine. 

5. Which bands influenced Pretty Vicious? 

Pretty Vicious are influenced by the Sex Pistols, Iggy and The Stooges, and The Bananas.

6. Why should I give Are You Entertained a listen? 

Because it hits an amusing sweet spot lying between the god-honest anger of punk bands like (early) Manic Street Preachers and the theatrics of cock-rockers like The Struts. 

7. What are Pretty Vicious' best songs? 

National Plastics and Cave Song.

8. Any more words?

Are You Entertained is produced by Dan Austin (Twin Atlantic, Maximo Park, You Me At Six).