Embracing their own resourcefulness, Bristol band LICE's unshakable DIY initiative has seen them through the trials and tribulations of 2020. From setting up their own label, Settled Law Records, to building their own experimental noise machines to feature on their forthcoming debut LP, it's safe to say this forward-thinking foursome have used their time wisely. Blowing our minds a little with 'R.D.C.', 'Arbiter' and 'Conveyor', which we now know to be early pieces of a larger puzzle, WASTELAND: What Ails Our People Is Clear is sure to be an ambitious first full length. Sonically scintillating, with abrasive guitar work, intriguing bass lines and vocalist Alastair Shuttleworth's signature intellectual lyricism, LICE have scurried out the woodwork in 2020 and are set to takeover in 2021. -Holly Mullineaux