Portsmouth’s Genre-Bending Quartet with “Teeth”
LIPWORMS is an alternative band from Portsmouth, UK. This quartet is known for a highly experimental and genre-defying sound that they themselves playfully describe with terms like dark post-worm, wormpsych, jingleworm, and wormcore. More broadly, their music falls into categories such as alternative, noise rock, and post-punk.
LIPWORMS creates a unique blend of fuzzy, industrial instrumentation, screaming guitars, driving krautrock rhythms, and hypnotic vocals. They are described as being noisy yet danceable, bridging gaps between noise-rock, psych-rock, and techno. Their debut single, “Handshake,” released in January 2024 as part of the “Slow Dance ’23” compilation, started as a “noisy 15-minute live jam” of “disjointed acid house with guitar noise and distorted screams.” They are known for their experimental approach to music and their engaging live
