- Zac Carper - rhythm guitar, vocals
- Brandon Schwartzel - bass, backing vocals
- Elvis Kuehn - lead guitar, vocals
- Max Kuehn - drums
The band released their first album, 'FIDLAR' was released in 2013, and received great reviews from most music magazines.
Their second album starts off with '40oz On Repeat', which was released as a single before the album came out. It talks of the singer's struggle with his love life and how he tends to deal with life with alcohol (hence the title - a 40oz is a large bottle of beer). The music video for this song is one of the best videos this year so far, and not to mention Elvis Kuehn's amazing guitar solo near the end of the song. This is the exact song you need to open an album.
Next we go on to 'Punks'. This one has Zac screaming the lyrics throughout the song, and has a very determined sound to it. The guitars are heavy and really bring out Fidlar's strong punk influence. It's only 2:42 minutes long, but full enough. Another great song here.
West Coast is the third song on the album. This song is played in major and has a definitely more upbeat sound to it. The lyrics talk of skipping school and going wherever the weekend would take them, having a good time. But in the 3rd verse, the singer speaks of his hate for the suburban 9-5 city life and how he feels trapped inside. This is definitely my favourite song on the album.
Next up is 'Why Generation'. This one starts of less heavy that the others, and just has a different feel to it that the other songs. But of course it's still as excellent as the other songs on the album. The guitars are something that makes this song really good. The lyrics speak of this generation's struggles to live in the world, as it is changing so quickly. The song offers yet another brilliant guitar solo in the middle of the song.
Now he have 'Sober'. This song is more spoken, rather than sung and the lyrics are angry and show a great insight into the singer's life and day to day experiences. The drums in this one are brilliant, along with the bass, especially towards the end of the song.
Next up we have 'Leave me alone'. The lyrics speak of Zac's struggle with love in general, and there are brilliant guitars in it. The drums are loud and vocals increase in intensity throughout the song, which is something I like. This is another one of my favourite songs from the album, most definitely.
'Drone' opens up with a brilliant bassline. The guitars are loud and messy, which really shows the old Fidlar coming through. There is an amazing drum solo in the middle of the song. The lyrics speak of how the singer doesn't want to be the same as everyone else, and won't follow the crowd when he sings 'I don't wanna be a drone.' This is another brilliant song, and so far there hasn't been a bad one yet.
Up next is 'Overdose'. The song is definitely not as heavy as the other songs, with much darker lyrics. The singer speaks of how he relies of drugs to deal with his issues. The lyrics "I can't breathe" show how the singer struggles with life, or has done in the past. The guitars in this song are unique and the song has a different feeling to it from all the others. Depressing lyrics, but a well written song overall.
'Hey Johnny' goes back to the loud sound that the other song's have. This song has a much older sound to it, but you can here Fidlar's unique sound in the guitar riffs. I would love to hear this song live, with it's loud drums and continuous lead guitar. Another brilliant one here.
'Stupid Decisions' is a slower song, but still as heavy as the others. The lyrics speak of the singer's bad decisions throughout his life, represented by a metaphor of a night out where he took too many drugs. The bass is really good in this one.
The next song on the album is 'Bad Medicine'. The guitars are heavy and fast, making it a wild but brilliant song. The song has a tempo change in the last quarter which adds to it. The bad medicine probably stands for drugs and again shows the singer's reliability on them.
'Bad Habits' is the last song. The guitars are really good, and the the vocals remind me of 'Awkward'. The songs starts of light and slow but becomes loud and heavy. The lyrics again speak of how the singer needs to figure out his life, and he's freaking out about. He sings about his 'Bad Habits' and how he accepts them and how they make him who he is. Again, it would be a brilliant one to hear live. This song brings the album to an excellent conclusion.
Overall, I think the album is absolutely brilliant and well written. Each song has a different sound, and give different insights into the singer's thoughts. In conclusion, I am going to rate the album;
9/10
Fidlar are touring the UK in November and you buy Too from your local record store or from online! I highly recommend that you buy this album, because you'll not regret it!
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