Fuzz (band)
{{Short description|American rock band}}
{{use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Fuzz
| image = Fuzz - Rock en Seine 2015.jpg
| landscape = yes
| caption = Fuzz at the Rock en Seine festival southwest of Paris, August 2015
| origin = San Francisco, California, U.S.
| genre = Hard rock, psychedelic rock, heavy metal, acid rock
| years_active = 2011–present
| label = Trouble In Mind, In the Red Records, Castle Face Records, Famous Class
| associated_acts = Ty Segall Band, Meatbodies, Moonhearts
| website =
| current_members = Ty Segall
Charles Moothart
Chad Ubovich
| past_members = Roland Cosio
}}
Fuzz is a rock band from San Francisco formed in 2011. The band consists of Charles Moothart (vocals, guitar), Ty Segall (vocals, drums), and Chad Ubovich (vocals, bass guitar).
Created as an outlet for Moothart's affection for hard rock riffs, Fuzz began as collaboration between Moothart and Segall, while Moothart performed in Segall's live band. In 2012, they released two singles, "This Time I Got a Reason" and "Sleigh Ride", and were joined by the bass guitarist Roland Cosio.{{Cite web|url=https://intheredrecords.com/collections/fuzz|title=Fuzz|publisher=In the Red Records}}{{Cite web|title=Artists - Fuzz|url=http://www.troubleinmindrecs.com/artists/fuzz/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119000055/http://www.troubleinmindrecs.com/artists/fuzz/|archive-date=19 November 2015|access-date=24 October 2015|publisher=Trouble In Mind Records}}
In October 2013, the band released its first album, Fuzz. While touring the album, Ubovich (Meatbodies and Mikal Cronin Band) replaced Cosio on bass guitar. In October 2015, Fuzz released a second album, entitled II. It was written in a more collaborative manner than the band members had generally experienced before.{{cite news|last=Thomas-Hansard|first=Artemis|title=Heavy Rockers Fuzz Go For a "Way More Evil" Sound on Second LP|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/heavy-rockers-fuzz-go-for-a-way-more-evil-sound-on-second-lp-6170586|accessdate=18 November 2015|newspaper=LA Weekly}} In October 2020, a third album, entitled III, was released.{{Cite web|url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/fuzz-album-iii-release/|title=Fuzz Releases Long-Awaited Third Album, 'III' [Stream]|date=23 October 2020|website=Live for Live Music|accessdate=28 November 2020}}
History
Regarding the band's origins, vocalist and guitarist Moothart said that the project began at his home. "I was sitting in my house one day, before I was in Ty's band or anything, wondering how hard it would be to write a hard rock song. I was trying to figure out if it'd be ridiculous, or sound like shit. I just tried and then eventually showed the stuff to Ty. He was stoked on it and then we tried to jam together. It was really more to have fun. He mentioned playing drums. We wanted to play music like that, just to see if it was possible."{{cite web|last=Joyce|first=Colin|date=2 October 2013|title=The Logic of Fuzz|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/fuzz-charles-moothart-ty-segall/#_|accessdate=18 November 2015|work=Interview}} The band's first album was released in 2013.{{Cite web|last=Minsker|first=Evan|date=2020-09-13|title=Fuzz: Fuzz|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18570-fuzz-fuzz/|access-date=8 August 2020|website=Pitchfork}}
When joining the band, the bass guitarist Ubovich noted that the writing process for II differed from previous collaborations and projects with one another. "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." Still in Rock tied the album with Mac Demarco's Another One for the third best album of 2015.[http://www.stillinrock.com/2015/12/best-of-2015-best-lps-20-to-1.html Best LPs of 2015 – Top 20], Still in Rock In July 2020, "Returning", the first song from the band's third album was released. The album, entitled III, was released on 23 October 2020.
Discography
=Studio albums=
- Fuzz (2013)
- II (2015)
- III (2020){{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fuzz-ty-segall-new-song-returning-1032683/|title=Ty Segall's Fuzz Preview First Album in Five Years With 'Returning'|first1=Jon|last1=Blistein|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=22 July 2020|accessdate=28 November 2020}}
=Live albums=
- Levitation Sessions (2021, The Reverberation Appreciation Society)
=Singles and EPs=
- "This Time I Got A Reason"/"Fuzz's Fourth Dream" – 7" (2012, Trouble In Mind)
- "Sleigh Ride/You Won't See Me" – 7" (2013, In the Red)
- Live in San Francisco EP – 12" (2013, Castle Face Records)
- "Sunderberry Dream"/"21st Century Schizoid Man" – 7" (2013, In the Red)
- "Till the End of the Day" (Kinks cover) – 7" (2014, Famous Class)