Release Date: February 07th 2024. Record Label: Heavy Psych Sounds.. Formats: CD/DD/Vinyl
Melting Pop - Track Listing:
1.Temple of Doom
2.Telephone
3.Salty Biscvits 03:14
4.Erotik Fvel Pimp
5.Kommando
6.Ovija
7.Cop Sacher
8.The Knight
Members
Pootchie - Guitar and Voice
Alex - Bass
George - Drums
Review
Italian Punk/Stoner/Psych/Fuzz Rockers FVZZ POPVLI are back with their fourth album Melting Pop and it’s even weirder than their previous albums combined. Taking a Garage Rock approach with nods to The Stooges, MC5, Black Sabbath, KYUSS and even The Melvins for this record alone. Melting Pop has a schizophrenic delivery with the rebellious vocals and raucous lyrics that contains a freakish 1970’s Punk Rock attitude with a killer modern day Noise Rock attitude.
There actually is a “POP” style melody appearing within the music though it’s being given a twisted and surreal makeover with layers of SONIC and PSYCHEDELIC distortion within the first few tracks of the album Temple Of Doom, Telephone and Salty Biscvits that allows the band to superbly deliver messages of FUCK YOU to the whole MAINSTREAM area of RAWK & ROLL. There is a sense of misguided Punk Rock fun throughout which allows FUZZ POPVLI to deliver a stripped back sound which has been part of their music since their excellent debut album.
Sometimes the lyrics don’t make sense especially on Salty Biscvits but you can’t deny how addictive and engaging the whole song actually is especially with the upstart Garage Rock/Noise Rock delivery of the track that gets straight to the point of playing pissed off and highly energetic fast paced sludgy guitars. There’s a deep reliance of some AMPLIFIER REVERB on certain parts of the track.
Melting Pop has a twisted sense of humour throughout which comes mostly ito focus on the following tracks of Erotik Evil Pimp, Kommando and Ovija. The music is fast and loose with it’s kinetic Stoner Rock swagger becoming quite dominant without diluting the Garage Rock energy that makes this album so dementedly brilliant and outrageous at times. There's a classic soundbyte added to KOMMANDO which is just the icing on the cake for that track and makes it easily the standout track on the album.
The final two tracks of Cop Sacher and The Knight allows FUZZ POPVLI the perfect opportunity to draw this album to a great finish with more sludgy and noise rock based grooves which leaves no stone unturned by delivering a first rate and off-beat record that is thrilling entertainment from start to finish.
Words by Steve Howe
Thanks to Purple Sage PR for the promo.
Melting Pop will be available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via Heavy Psych Sounds from Friday 07th February 2025.
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