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Guitar World
Guitar World
Entertainment
Ellie Rogers

“Most people think three guitarists is a lot, but to me, it’s the minimum – it sounds way thicker and heavier”: Meet Hotline TNT, the Jack White-approved shoegaze band who don’t like pedals

Hotline TNT perform live.

Hailing from New York and freshly signed to Jack White’s Third Man Records for the release of sophomore album Cartwheel, Hotline TNT are a shoegaze-inspired outfit with a big difference. 

The brainchild of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Will Anderson (formerly of Vancouver DIY duo Weed), they create densely layered noise-pop, with a heavy My Bloody Valentine, Teenage Fanclub and Dinosaur Jr. influence, using next to nothing in the way of pedals and effects.

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