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Bug Facer’s Exuberantly Cacophonous “Fiery Demon Attacks Old Man on Bridge” is Like a Post-hardcore, Post-Surf Blast of Raw Power

Bug Facer, photo courtesy the artists

Bug Facer displays a joyous cacophony throughout “Fiery Demon Attacks Old Man on Bridge.” That uplifts the impression that the song title and raw exuberance of its performance came right out of late nights playing D&D or some other fantasy RPG among bandmates (nevermind the photo) who later undertake the ritual of writing a song based on the marathon gaming session. This of course following having witnessed the surreal majesty of surf rock mutants Daikaiju and the inspired costume synthwave heros Magic Sword. Except that Bug Facer sounds like a psychedelic rock band that decided to deconstruct King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard into a primal essentials and blasted it back out in spirited lo-fi garage punk fashion including distorted vocals like shouted incantations. It’s a thorny mess that manages to also be hypnotic and infectious and unlike any obvious musical touchstones. Listen to “Fiery Demon Attacks Old Man on Bridge” on Spotify and follow Bug Facer at the links below.

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Bug Facer Sculpted a Contorted and Agonized Colossus of Loss and Hopeless Desolation in the Seething Noise Rock of “Horsefly”

Bug Facer, photo courtesy the artists

The white noise in the background certainly helps make Bug Facer’s “Horsefly” sound creepier with minimal guitar line and processional drumming. Like an even more haunted Slint song until a little over a minute in the distorted vocals and noisy guitar escalation crashes in. At that point the caustic desperation is palpable and what once was a fairly chill if unsettling song turns into one that sustains a seething and tortured expression of loss that crosses over into nihilistic passages that are so raw and emotionally fragmented it would be thrilling if it didn’t contain and embody so much psychic anguish. But then in the outro the song waxes back into a weary acceptance, a lull in the waves of agony you feel when you feel like you’ve been left all alone with nothing to live for, a state that seems impossible to overcome but this song seems proof that there are ways to channel that feeling into the kind of art that seems to help in spite of its horrifying power. Listen to “Horsefly” on Spotify and follow Bug Facer at the links below.

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