Wact

melodic

WACT emerged from the ashes of the PSEUDO HIPPIES. Consisting of Kris, Adam, Dan and Tom, the Pseudo's released two singles and conquered Germany with the intention of eating their women, shagging their beer and drinking their sausages. In the summer of 1994, Canadian Dave answers a Guitarist Wanted advert in the Rough Trade record shop. He meets Danny and Kris over a few pints at the Lock Tavern in Camden Town and they get along famously. Over the next 15 months Wact play dozens of gigs throughout Southern England, release a single and are featured on three compilation CDs. Down at Cafe Sol becomes their signature song. An infectious ska/punk romp about the Mexican restaurant in Greenwich that they frequent during rehearsal breaks. Over the course of a year Kris and Dave's songwriting matures. They pen songs at a dizzing pace. The band move away from their pop-punk roots and embrace power-pop. Deciding that previously recorded material no longer represent the band, Wact plan to go back into the studio. With recording scheduled for a weekend in November 1995, Wact decide to commit Boring Art Fuck as their new single. This song marks Kris and Dave's first songwriting collaboration. Dave penned the verses and Kris the memorable chorus. With all the excitement and high hopes, no one could have predicted the bands' demise. With just days before heading into the studio, after a particularly disastrous gig, Wact call it quits. Kris went on to form Warner Recording Artists D...