Helen Love

Probably the biggest Ramones fans in Wales, if not the entire United Kingdom and maybe the world, Helen Love are heavily inspired by the simple punk sounds of their idols to say the least, but also add some surprising elements to forge a sound all their own. Early records had the lo-fi charm of the band singing along to a tinny AM radio cranking out sunny, funny tunes, but as they progressed, subsequent records added hardcore techno, glitter rock, synth pop, and disco to their sound, which made albums like 2000’s Love and Glitter, Hot Days and Muzik and 2013’s Day-Glo Dreams oddball pop delights. By the time of 2020’s Power On, the band had rediscovered their poppy punk roots and, as always, their undying love for Joey Ramone, which came across as clearly as a power chord through a giant Marshall stack.