The release’s finest points are during the more fingersnapping, uptempo big band full-swing numbers when the band members all get to show off their chops.
Showcases Wylde’s Southern rock influences. From banjo riffs to the mandolin and harmonica, that rural sound pokes through Wylde’s trademark Les Paul crunch.
The first few songs bop around and hide their catchy hooks beneath warm’n’fuzzy distortion. The tempos are quick and Bangles-ish and the topics airy and fun.
You’re in for a real treat if you dig sultry vocals, virtuoso piano playing, and personal, witty lyrics that are at times funny, depressing, or cynical.
A solid foundation of alternative power pop, Fudge fine-tunes the strong melodies, spacey noise transitions, and garage punk in a 30 minute, 11 song disc.