FIDLARFidlar are a band from California, USA. Their name stands for the skateboarding term, Fuck It Dog, Life's A Risk. So I'm sure you can already tell that the band are quite crass, to say the least. With song titles like 'Cheap Beer', or 'Crackhead Ted', and dedicating live songs to,'Everyone who's high out there', you would not be mistaken in believing the band are on the ruder side of the garage rock scene. However, the band, who site influences as Blink-182 and Green Day, have an interesting live or die attitude which is reflected in their music- unfortunately leading to sameness and loud and often ugly music. My favourite Fidlar song is 'No Waves', which perfect sums up their whole attitude to life. Their music videos are also interesting, and very Ninties. If you're still not convinced, download their 'Shit We Recorded In Our Bedroom' EP here for free. Their debut album comes out on January 22, and I for one will be buying.
Swim Deep
Like bezzies Peace, Swim Deep have emerged from the B-town scene in Birmingham, UK. The slack/skater genre is rapidly growing in popularity recently, and Swim Deep have certainly tapped into that market. I was really excited about this band after hearing their first song King City, and it's B-Side Beach Justice. I liked the dark undertow to the two songs, but I find their newer, more upbeat material quite boring. Nevertheless, I firmly recommend you check out King City, and it's aforementioned B-Side, Beach Justice.
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