SINGLE REVIEW: Sour Fuzz - Wide Eyed
Bellingham, WA's Sour Fuzz put a positive spin on mental health struggles in their brilliant debut release 'Wide Eyed'.
'Wide Eyed' contemplates mistakes and the things that play on your mind offering the comfort that everything will be okay in the end. Delivering the notion of sitting wide-eyed, waiting in expectation for the better days to come. It conveys the idea that while things might seem bad when anxiety is crippling and thoughts are racing, the clouds will undoubtedly pass.
Shimmering with uplifting guitars, 'Wide Eyed' balances the grit of fuzz-filled grunge with arty, new romantic comparable vocals. It's thoughtful, sparkling with aspects of chaos and rawness that perfectly capture life's confusion.
Boasting big riffs, hook-heavy chords, and dirty, proggy-ish moments, it's modern and dynamic but wonderfully retro, similar to Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Belly. It's an atmospheric soundscape of turmoil balanced against hopefulness.
A mixture of styles and sounds, 'Wide Eyed' is an emotion-filled, feel-good summer anthem. An excellent debut; I'm looking forward to seeing what else the band has to offer.
