Heavy Psych Sounds Records&Booking is really proud to start the presale of a new album
HPS336
*** FVZZ POPVLI – Melting Pop *** – brand new album for the Italian garage fuzz riffers –
Today we are stoked to start the presale of the FVZZ POPVLI upcoming brand new album MELTING POP !!
RELEASE DATE:
FEBRUARY 7th
ALBUM PRESALE:
https://www.heavypsychsounds.com/shop.htm#HPS336
USA PRESALE:
https://www.heavypsychsounds.com/shop-usa.htm
LISTEN TO THE FIRST SINGLE HERE:
SAYS THE BAND:
“Nothing will happen, buddy!!” Everything is fine, you’re about to get melted by some fuzz and garage magma! Staying still will be very difficult, but don’t try to resiste the urge to dance or your limbs will snap in half! Leave your poor body be overwhelmed by rivers of drums and bass hot lava while heavy guitars smash your neurons to a glowing pink slime. The only downside, trip will be too short, and you’ll be left with an empty stomach craving for something more.. more… More what?!? – you will say – Well, it’s kinda obvious … more SALTY BISCUITS!
RELEASED IN
10 ULTRA LTD TEST PRESS VINYL
100 ULTRA LTD SIDE A-SIDE B YELLOW/RED/PURPLE VINYL
350 LTD BABY BLUE VINYL
BLACK VINYL
DIGIPAK
DIGITAL
TRACKLIST
Temple Of Doom – 3:14
Telephone – 3:38
Salty Biscvits – 3:14
Erotik Fvel P.I.M.P – 3:43
SIDE B
Kommando – 4:40
Ovija – 3:34
Cop Sacher – 4:00
The Knight – 3:56
ALBUM DESCRIPTION
As always, we decided to do our own thing. We’re just so over the same old tired riffs and worn-out stoner vibes, like a pair of Birkenstocks at an indie concert, and let’s not even start on those “super interesting” lyrics about how to smoke weed (seriously, tell us more!). So here we are at a crossroad: should we just follow the crowd and do what everyone else is doing, or should we put in the hard work to create something that actually makes us happy while we play it? Well, here’s Melting Pop! It’s not stoner, it’s not garage, it’s not punk, it’s not psych, it’s not even a traditional album. It’s melting, a blend of FVZZ POPVLI saying “screw the labels” and just going with the flow, all natural, like grown-ups with no preservatives.
Take “Temple of Doom,” for example. We love Indiana Jones, so we wrote a track about Indy himself, fighting the bad guys and always coming out on top. It fills us with hope for the world we live in, which could really use some. Then there’s “Telephone.” Man, these damn smartphones have us all wrapped around them—they’re our partners in fun and sadness, helping us score dates and often doing way more than they were ever meant to. And for the hungry souls, they can even double as warm plates!
Next up, we have “Salty Biscuits,” which is a made-up food that represents what everyone’s searching for: booze, drugs, love, success, wealth. In the end, it’s all pointless—the quest for perfection is always a dead end. So why not let loose and get your eardrums fuzzed out? It’s danceable and even features four bars of cowbell for the enthusiasts! We close Side A with “Erotik Fuel P.I.M.P.” This one’s based on a sadly true story that happened at a gas station in Italy, we will not say which company—just the main colors: blue and orange.
We see it as a love story told by the protagonist himself. A lonely love story, sure, but passionate like any respectable romance. Let’s not judge; maybe we just don’t get it. Better to fill up, pay and move on. Side B kicks off with “Kommando,” inspired by the action movie of the same name featuring good ol’ Arnold S. (we threw in the K to play cool and to avoid legal issues). We’re really attached to this track since it was the first one written for Melting Pop. The final guitar solo was probably the most fun to record—like a battle between good and evil.
“Let’s throw in a doom track!” So we did! With “Ouija,” we’re calling up the trapped spirits to find out why it’s such a mess down here while they’re living the dream with no traffic jams up there. Maybe there really is a God deciding who stays and who gets a vacation in the afterlife. Next is “Cop Sacher,” possibly our favorite title. The combo of cop and cake is already funny, and of course, there are kicks and punches involved, like in any good showdown. No offense to anyone in law enforcement, but let’s be real—you’re not winning any popularity contests, especially when you abuse your badge. In the chaos, no one really wins or loses, but hey, at least we fought for a good cause! We wrap up this wild ride with “The Knight,” a key figure in our cultural development. We can’t name names for marketing reasons, but let’s just say he did a lot for our beloved Italy—and for himself, too. Now he’s gone, leaving a huge void and a lot of trauma to sort through. If you want to know who it is, slide into our DMs! Hope this little rundown gives you a glimpse into what went through our heads while making Melting Pop. You might’ve noticed we talked about a lot of things but not much about the music itself. Not because what you read is more important than what we played, but because we think it’s pointless to describe something you can already experience through its own language. And honestly, we’d rather you listen and form your own ideas about what FVZZ POPVLI is all about in Melting Pop.
Like it? Don’t like it? What genre is it? Hit PLAY and find out for yourself!
Thanks for tuning in! Let the Fvzz Live On!
BIOGRAPHY
Founded in Rome by Pootchie and Datio in A.D. MMXVI, the idea was to build a powertrio with a direct and rough way to deliver heavy fuzzy riffs. Their sound melts Black Sabbath-style heavy riffs with the roughest garagepunk bands attitude -like The Stooges-, adding the psychedelia from the 70’s to create their own style!
The band released and promoted an “EP” in May 2017, with a promotional tour in Italy, Switzerland and Germany. In June 2017 they became a part of Heavy Psych Sounds Records (Bongzilla, Pentagram, Brant Bjork, Nick Olivieri, Fatso Jetson, Yawning Man, Nebula, Giöbia, Duel, Black Rainbows.) roster to promote their 1st album “FVZZ DEI”. Released in September 2017, the album has brought the band on more than 70 european stages in 8 countries, giving them the chance to play in the mysterious DUNA JAM. In June 2018 the band recorded their 2nd album “MAGNA FVZZ”, which has been released in October 2018 followed by a 75 gigs european tour, with highlights in festivals like HPS Fest, Le Grand Incendie, Gouha, Berlin Swamp Fest and Tabernas Desert Rock Festival. In 2019 the band signed with the indie r’n’r label RETROVOX to release their 3rd studio album named FVZZ POPVLI III in March the 3rd 2023, then Datio left the the band, III was supported by 4 long tour legs across Europe in the name of Punk Rock.
Fvzz Popvli, among others, shared the stage with: White Hills, Black Rainbows, Naxatras, Giöbia, Ufomammut, Karma To Burn, Rotor, Zodiac, DYSE, Powder for Pigeons, Lili Refrain, El Perro, Hypnos, The Tazers, Mars Red Sky, Mother Engine, The Midnight Ghost Train and much more. In November 2024 the band signed again an agreement with Heavy Psych Sounds, to release a new album on Q1 2025.
FVZZ POPVLI is
Pootchie – Guitar and Voice
Alex – Bass
George – Drums
