Alongside a new generation of artists, The Itch’s debut album embraces dancefloor energy and a shared desire to make music that feels immediate and alive.
Alongside a new generation of artists, The Itch’s debut album embraces dancefloor energy and a shared desire to make music that feels immediate and alive.
On Luton-based band The Itch's song 'No More Sprechgesang!', singer Simon Tyrie rails against the guitar-based scene, proclaiming an end to shouted vocals and bands who are allergic to acknowledging the existence of dance music. When they first played it live back in 2023, this felt like a contrarian stance, but in 2026, there's a whole host of bands and DJs who have reached the same conclusion.
With The Dare and Fcukers bridging the gap from club music to venue performers and fellow bands including Adult DVD and My First Time taking a similarly synth-heavy, adrenaline-pumping approach to live music, The Itch are now firmly in the centre of one of the most exciting scenes around – one that straddles the border between the healthy disrespect for genre boundaries which streaming platforms have engendered and an enthusiasm for the hedonistic club nights which disappeared before Spotify ever reared its head.
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