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Fuzz

II

Second album from the San Francisco indie rock project featuring Ty Segall (on drums) along with Charlie Moothart and Roland Casio

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
In The Red
UK Release date
23/10/2015
US Release date
23/10/2015
  1. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    It’s a mountainously huge album, and faintly exhausting for that, but those majestic peaks are well worth the trek
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  2. 8.0 |   NME

    As the sprawling title-track brings the album to a close around the 67-minute mark, the heft of it all can feel overpowering, leaving you wishing for a more concentrated dose
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  3. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    Built on a fuzzy foundation, II is as classic as a psychedelic-stoner-rock record can be, building on well-loved tropes but never hesitant to colour outside the lines
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  4. 8.0 |   The FT

    Fuzz lay down intense psych-rock with thickly smeared riffs and snotty vocals, a style so fuzzy it takes onomatopoeia to extremes
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  5. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    A record rife with crunching, distortion-riddled riffs that head forth alongside tightly knit rhythmical grooves
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  6. 8.0 |   NOW

    Fuzz do one thing - creepy, heavy fuzz rock - but do it really well.
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  7. 8.0 |   Mojo

    There's an elegant grace to II's bruising riffage. Print edition only

  8. 8.0 |   Q

    An exploration of the poppy/proggy middle ground between Black Sabbath and Jimi Hendrix. Print edition only

  9. 7.9 |   Earbuddy

    A well-executed peek into Ty Segall and his friends’ musically insomniac minds
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  10. 7.5 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Segall and co. have only honed their chops in the years since their debut, and it’s almost terrifying to project what will come in the next stage of their evolution
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  11. 7.0 |   All Music

    The production on II is cleaner than on Fuzz's first studio album without ironing out the nooks and crannies of the band's sound
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  12. 7.0 |   Spin

    II turns into background noise rather than something arresting; Segall’s restless creativity and reverence for musical history are certainly two of his best qualities, once he truly sharpens his self-editing skills, he’ll be unstoppable
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  13. 7.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    There’s a reason they’re called Fuzz: it’s all about the sound
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  14. 7.0 |   Paste Magazine

    While II has its stellar (and interstellar) moments, the band could use a little focus—otherwise they could risk becoming just a fuzzy memory
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  15. 7.0 |   Crack

    II is unfussy, loud and fun
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  16. 6.7 |   Pitchfork

    Even considering all the high points and raw power, II falters under the weight of the band's ambition
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  17. 6.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Much of II is well-executed fun, delivered by a trio whose tightness as musicians and songwriters has improved since their 2013 debut
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  18. 6.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    Is ‘II’ indulgent and overblown? Yes. Entertaining along the way? Yes as well
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