Fuzz Lightyear – Dense Worship (2022)
Some rock genres intertwine and have characteristics that draw similar groups of listeners to them. For example, hard rock, heavy metal (in all shapes and forms), stoner rock, grunge, you name it have that hard and heavy sound with a pounding rhythm section, heavy guitars and strong vocals that draw practically all the listeners of these genres to them. Yet, for artists working within those genres, it is not just following such musical concepts that will attract the listeners to their music, but the ability to show that they are able to come up with some creative songs and (re)freshing sounds will definitely do it. Working with such hard and heavy musical concepts are Leeds quartet Fuzz Lightyear.
Listening to the song, it is no wonder that the band has become known for their riotous live sets. It has all the trademark elements of a great mesh of heavy, stoner grunge the fans of heavy sounds crave – a pounding rhythm section, loud and fast guitars, and gritty vocals to boot. Vocalist and guitarist Ben Parry explains: “I wrote the lyrics as I recorded the vocals in my living room and snow was falling outside. It was a particularly bleak day. I kept going until it was dark, stopping only to smoke, drink coffee, and listen to THANK’s debut. ‘Dense Worship’ is about picking apart the parts of yourself and trying to sort the good from the bad and the damaged from the healthy. Trauma affects your mind in horrific ways and causes you to be someone you know you aren’t. You cope with it in different ways and try to cover it up, but that never works out healthily. You must confront yourself to grow.”
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