Fuzzrod
‘Fuzzrod’
Records Of
Choice and Dadstache Records
Rochester’s noisiest
garage rock quartet Fuzzrod is causing a ruckus with
its self-titled, full-length debut, released on February 22. Coming just shy of
two years after the band’s EP “Fake News,” “Fuzzrod”
dishes out high-powered party music rampant with anti-authoritarian anthems.
Songs like “Baby” and Fuck Work” are about living irresponsibly and carefree,
while “Yes Means Yes” uses youthfully simplistic lyrics to shed light on the
complicated issue of consent.
Fuzzrod picks up where the discontinued Pony Hand
left off – featuring that band’s Karrah Teague on
vocals and guitar and Brandon Henahan playing bass
and sax. The lineup is rounded out by guitarist and vocalist Phil Shaw and
drummer-organist Stephen Roessner, who also recorded,
mixed and mastered the album. From angst-ridden head-bangers like
“Dum” and “2nd Grade” to more psychedelic , synth-tinged tunes
like “Pretty” and “Floating Eye,” Fuzzrod
smashes garage rock together with elements of post-punk, trash-pop, and metal.
This article appears in Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2019.
