When FOE’s debut album finally surfaced, it was always going to be something dark and twisted, because that’s the kind of territory in which she operates best. Hannah Clark is coming into her own when it comes to writing gothic pop songs; her album, Bad Dream Hotline, is out January 16th, and is fantastic. The lead single is Cold Hard Rock, an infectious song that finds her in fine form, both vocally and lyrically – ‘Tonight, I’ll try to change the rules of time’ – and one that gives the lie to the common conception that an album’s singles are its weakest songs. It’s tucked away as the penultimate track on Bad Dream Hotline. Her songwriting skills have come on in leaps and bounds since April’s Hot New Trash EP, that much is clear. It might be the powerful drums, menacing synth hook or colossal chorus that does it, but one way or another, this is guaranteed to get stuck in your head. Cold Hard Rock is a brilliant single; more than that, it is a brilliant song. Two words: prepare yourselves.