FIDLAR - Down N Out

 

1. Who are FIDLAR?

FIDLAR are an influential garage/punk/surf rock band from Los Angeles, California. They have played together since 2009 and have never managed to better their high-tide mark of the lead single from their second album 40 Oz On Repeat (2015). Down N Out (July, 2024) is one of a few singles from their fifth album Surviving The Dream (Sept, 2024). 

2. What has Down N Out got going for it? 

Down N Out is a little bit of a return to form, a sweet surf-pop Beach Boys-style tune done by a garage band that have lost relevance and the sun is setting down on their backs. The spoken-word breakdown is putrid and indicative of a band stripped clean of ideas.  The lyrics are fucking whiny too. But all told Down N Out isn't completely vile; it remains passable for the intro that has a spectral sense of urgency, it's playful bouncy pop tone, and for the ghostly echoes of the excitement this band once conjured. 

3. Which bands do FIDLAR sound like? 

SWMRS, WAVVES, Bass Drum of Death, and The Frights. 

4. Which bands influenced FIDLAR? 

The Black Lips, Beastie Boys, Weezer, and The Hives. 

5. What is the word on the street about Down N Out?

"A sunburnt surf punk track with propulsive guitars and tongue-in-cheek spoken-word banter" - Prelude Press. 

"Sounds like classic FIDLAR" - Punk News. 

"An excellent single" - Kerrang! 

"Nodding out in a car,

Cause I don't give a fuck"

Drunk Mums - Livin' At Night

1. Who are Drunk Mums? 

Drunk Mums are a garage rock/punk rock band from Melbourne, Australia, formed in 2011. Livin' At Night (Feb, 2024) is a single from their fourth album Beer Baby (March, 2024). 

2. What is Livin' At Night like? 

Livin'At Night is all a lilting garage rock track epitomising fun and all about escaping work day monotony. It swings along with lovely little rock'n'roll guitar licks and comes equipped with a fit-for-purpose sing-along chorus.  

3. Who do Drunk Mums sound like? 

Animal House, together PANGEA, and Mini Skirt.

4. Which bands have influenced Drunk Mums?

GEE TEE, The Saints, and The Hives.

5. What is are the guttersnipes saying about Livin' At Night? 

"Continues their tradition of delivering raucous rock party anthems" - Maximum Volume.

"This track has ear wormy hooks and it's hard not to love it" - Distorted Sound. 

"Tailored for those beer-raised sing-alongs" - Life Without Andy.

“There's a love and it’s you, I start living at night

It don’t matter what we do, I start living at night”