II (Fuzz album)

II
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 23, 2015
GenreHeavy metal, hard rock
Length67:21
LabelIn the Red
Fuzz chronology
Fuzz
(2013)
II
(2015)
III
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Austin Chronicle[3]
Consequence of SoundB[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
The Guardian[6]
NOW Magazine[7]
Paste7/10[8]
Pitchfork Media6.7/10[9]
Tiny Mix Tapes[10]

II is the second studio album by American rock band Fuzz, released on October 23, 2015, on In the Red Records. The album is the first to feature bass guitarist and vocalist Chad Ubovich.

Background and recording

[edit]

Regarding the writing process for II, bass guitarist Chad Ubovich noted that it was a more collaborative process than the band members were used to: “We all kind of did something we’ve never done before, which was write together as a band. That was a first for all of us. Usually in our respective projects it’s all about writing on our own, and that process. This time we tried something definitely new."[11]

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleLength
1."Time Collapse II/The 7th Terror"7:06
2."Rat Race"2:45
3."Let It Live"5:20
4."Pollinate"3:45
5."Bringer of Light"4:41
6."Pipe"3:20
7."Say Hello"4:49
8."Burning Wreath"4:48
9."Red Flag"1:48
10."Jack the Maggot"4:09
11."New Flesh"2:31
12."Sleestak"2:34
13."Silent Sits the Dust Bowl"5:58
14."II"13:48

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "II by Fuzz". Metacritic. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  2. ^ II at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. ^ Basedow, Neph (6 November 2015). "FUN FUN FUN FEST 2015 - Review: Fuzz". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  4. ^ Brennan, Collin (19 October 2015). "Fuzz - II". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  5. ^ Schulz, Cosette (21 October 2015). "Fuzz II". Exclaim!. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  6. ^ Hughes, Tom (22 October 2015). "Fuzz: II review – mountainous second album from Ty Segall's Sabbathian supergroup". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  7. ^ Gillis, Carla (28 October 2015). "Fuzz". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  8. ^ Lore, Mark (3 November 2015). "Fuzz: II Review". Paste. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  9. ^ Minsker, Evan (4 November 2015). "Fuzz: II Album Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  10. ^ Chandler, Simon. "Fuzz - II". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  11. ^ Thomas-Hansard, Artemis. "Heavy Rockers Fuzz Go For a "Way More Evil" Sound on Second LP". laweekly.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.