DollFAce

I didnt know what to expect when i went to see Dollface play at the chequers, I had heard a few songs from there E.P which was good, but I always like to reserve judgement untill I hear a band play live. As I arrived the band was sound checking and I could tell straight away from listening to the music they they was really tight, and just by watching I could see the band all seemed at ease with each other and the music. Despite being let down a bit by the small P.A system the band managed to get a really good sound and the songs really came to life played live, like I said the songs was good on the demo but live they was awsome and packed a huge god almighty punch. The combination of Female lead vocals and male backing vocals worked really well and the sound was like a cross between the offspring and L7!
After seeing them live I am now a Big dollface fan, and if they keep working hard and slogging away I have no doubt that they will be getting offered lots of record deals in the very near future.

S Pockington - S Pockington - Shock and Awe promotions

"The new wave of new wave post punk begins here, this band is the beginning
of a new era in punk music and are an imperitive must see"


Five piece punk band, female vocals, dollface are shades of Tampasm (if
they'd persisted) Transvision Vamp (if they'd been remotely interesting)
Vice squad, The Offspring, Sex Pistols, Hole, Blondie and a few other little bits
and bobs dotted around the place. Dollface definitely has a straight
British edge with a no-nonsense style of our own. Fast chugging riffs and a
sound that'll make your arse bleed let alone your ears! Manic, off our
heads and faces - debauchary and excess all the way - leave none
dissappointed and make a few quid in the process!
Dom Gourlay of Rock City

- Dom Gourlay / Rock City

...Dollface hit the stage at gone midnight, their lead front woman Penny having to sit down most the gig and take her shoes off after previously fainting from the heat in the oven that is the Old Angel upstairs! However, with all this going against them they put on a set and a show that is original and hits you right between the eyes and grabs your attention. These local guys are probably destined for big things – they’ve got the look and the image, and they’ve got the songs that takes them a cut above most nu-punk bands doing the rounds at the moment. There’s obvious quality in the song-writing department, mainly thanks to chief song-writer and guitarist Spike, who shows obvious potential for writing some hit tunes. At the moment the songs are simple, but they are effective and that will do them well for just starting out and hitting the pub circuit – mixing a range of early punk influences like the Sex Pistols with more recent stuff like Hole (lead singer Penny does bare a resemblance to a certain Courtney Love both in looks and voice!). However they’ve quite obviously veered away from the pop styled punk rock of Blink 182 and Green Day, which is a wise move, as in the long run that type of music will fade away but originality and good song writing will never die. Keep an eye on these guys, blink and you might miss them on their way to the top!

5 Stars out of 5 Stars

Al White - Al White - aka DJ Eval Notts Trent Rock society

DOLLFACE - Solitary Vice

(E.P.)‘Solitary Vice’ E.P. is the first release from Nottingham-based band Dollface, who specialize in old-skool glam-rock/punk choons with a modern twist.Right from the start, it screams A.T.T.I.T.U.D.E, these guys are gonna make it clear that they mean business. And why not? The Nottingham music scene has been dominated for far too long by a strange coalition of heavy rockers with leather trousers and girly hair, and by pasty-faced chin-stroking musos with an obsession for acoustic guitars. In the midst of all this Dollface are a breath of fresh air.Live favourites ‘Burn’ and ‘Brazen’ are done in a classically old-skool punk sound, with perhaps a bit of glam-rock thrown in for good measure (though probably more evident on ‘Used and Bruised’). Singer Penny’s angry vocal style, and indeed the sound of the band as a whole isn’t unlike Tampasm (remember them?) or any other girl-fronted punk band with an ear for a tune. Unlike Tampasm though, the other three members of the band are male, and it has to be said that guitarist Spike’s backing vocals provide the perfect accompaniment to Penny’s lead vocals, giving the whole sound a bit more contrast and depth.The stand-out track on the E.P. is probably ‘Used and Bruised’, a vitriolic anti-love song which tests singer Penny’s vocal range to the limit. She spits out ‘I never wanna see you, never wanna hear you. Never, never, never, never wanna feel you!’ Hey girls, I’m sure we’ve all been there! Catch Dollface playing in Nottingham while you can. They’re playing with Kickback on Friday 27th July @ The Old Angel.
5 out of 5 star rating
Amy Bowler - Amy Bowler - independent fanzine and Rock City, Nottingham reviewer