by Kelly Menace, The Dirtbag Times (June 2025)
The Farmer Family Singers of Richardson TX have been running around Texas and points east for nearly 15 years now. It seems like at this point they could have written every possible song about asshole animals, fucked-up Coen brother style slice of life vignettes, shitty places and iconoclastic character narratives. But the keen observational eye of The Professor Fuzz 63 continues to gaze upon new sights to inspire.
my <3’s still beatin’ but i’m DEAD2U does not stray much outside of the band’s Nuggets 12-bar garage blues sound. The drums still pound out a caveman tom-tom and shaker beat; the guitars are still fuzzy and minimalist; and the British invasion organ tone still holds it all together underneath. This time we get tale of orcas reclaiming the ocean from rich bro yachts (“White Gladis”) and more keen character pieces (“The Amazing Adventures of Steak Knife and Biscuit,” “Narcoleptic Driver’s Ed Teacher,” “Hand Grenade Princess,” and “Bullshit Anime Cop”), all delivered as if the band is the ultimate Mrs. Kravitz, filling one in on the Fuzz’s neighborhood gossip. The production has more of a 1980s feel, especially the drums, giving the sound more of a Cramps vibe (dig that aluminum foil snare drum throughout the record). At times, like on “Bullshit Anime Cop,” there is a subtle pitch warble throughout like one is listening to a slightly oblong vinyl pressing that make for a certain disorientation in a good way.
The Prof.Fuzz 63 is shockingly consistent. There are no surprises here for anyone passingly familiar with what the band does, but one will want to tune in to catch up on the new additions to the Fuzz’s Tennessee Williams-esque garage rock character plays.
— Kelly Menace
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