Fire Heads: Fire Heads LP

Delivering an arsenal of high-speed, heavy-octane punk and rock 'n roll riffs, Madison's own iconic Fire Heads manage to capture the sheer intensity of their exhilarating live performance into a fresh, beautiful slice of wax. Over the last few years, underground venues across the nation have been eagerly awaiting this installment throughout their numerous regional tours, acclimating the world to the relentless barrage of psych-rock riffery known as Fire Heads.
Every track on the album unfailingly evolves into a cornucopia of psychrock fills, Motörhead-style momentum, and unexpected directions of creativity that provide ample supplies of devilish speed with incendiary fuzz. The production quality undoubtedly triumphs in the garage rock paradigm while continuing to cultivate the gritty lo-fi approach of seasoned punk musicians before them: Jay Reatard, whom the band's original moniker paid tribute to, is a top pool of inspiration drawn from to help execute their own scorching brand of melodic speed punk. Like a thunderbolt of inspiration, a wide breadth of lyrical inspiration runs the gamut between love and more aggressive shades, such as "Price of Gasoline" and "Forget it Now," showcasing frontman Tyler Fassnacht's profound emotionally-charged outcries while maintaining a gentlemanly sensitivity.
As a masterful follow-up to their debut Scroggz Manor, Fire Heads unleashes a highly-polished slew of newly addictive riffs that inject lightning fast shrapnel through your brain, complete with progressive dual guitarwork rhythms provided by Bobby Hussy (The Hussy, Cave Curse) and a tight-knit rhythmic demolition force to be reckoned with (drummer Alex Ross and bassist Erick Fruehling, also both Dumb Vision). Support their bandcamp page, go see them live, or get yourself a vinyl or CD copy from MadCity Music immediately!

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