FVRMN
Back To The Whip
Bifocal Media (2024)
This is apparently the fourth LP from FVRMN, previously known as “Fever Moon” and presumably pronounced as such. It’s not exactly a solo project, as there is a full band on Back To The Whip, but it’s definitely the brainchild of Jay Holmes (formerly of The Ladderback and also a recognized visual artist who has done design work for the likes of Black Sabbath, Windhand, Big Business, and more). To keep the namedrops coming, Mike Watt, Chris Broach (Braid), and Christian Madden (The Liam Gallagher Band) are among the guest musicians. That’s a lengthy detour from talking about Holmes though, who wrote the record while fighting COVID, and arguably taking the band’s moniker a little too literally. The results of this are a tale of fighting, struggle, and a few curveball and dream-like mood changes over nine tracks. First, I’ll broadly summarize that this record draws big influence from the late ‘90s pop-structured gruff punk such as Leatherface. It’s mid-tempo with rough vocals and a lot of guitar. It’s more about a mood than an anthem, and the songs are often close to the 4-minute mark. It’s somewhat expansive by punk standards. Tonally the record feels downtrodden: pushing itself to … Read more
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