October 20, 2020 For Immediate Release

FUZZ Present New Single/Video, “Mirror” ​ ​

III Out This Friday, October 23rd on In The Red Recordings ​

Photo Credit: Joshua Erkman

“‘Spit’ is another blast of blown-out, big riff rock from a group that’s always reliable in that realm.” - Rolling Stone ​

“‘Spit’ is a smattering of guitars that channels vintage ’90s alt and classic garage rock (and all of the great aspects of both genres) and dirt-under -your-fingernails grit” - SPIN ​

“[‘Spit’] is loaded with crunchy, razor-edged guitars and drums that demand your attention.” - Consequence of Sound ​

FUZZ, the Los Angeles-based trio of Ty Segall (drums, vocals), Charles Moothart (guitar, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ vocals), and Chad Ubovich (bass, vocals), will release their first album in five years, III, this ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Friday, October 23rd on In The Red Recordings. Today, they present a final pre-release ​ offering, “Mirror,” following a mind-bending stop motion video for“Spit” and lead single ​ ​ ​ ​ “Returning.” “Mirror” rides the previous tracks’ energies, with drums that pummel through ​ ​ high-power guitar riffs. It’s prime FUZZ, using III’s approach of taking the essential ingredients ​ ​ of “guitar based music” and “rock and roll power trio” and putting them on the chopping block. Not for the faint of heart, the offbeat “Mirror” video, directed by Joshua Erkman, is a ​ ​ full-out freak fest with a few bodily oddities.

“In an abstract way I wanted to incorporate some of the thoughts that have been swimming around in my head about isolation; it's pretty hard to avoid thinking about that these days,” says Erkman. “Making the video was an exciting challenge given our current circumstances - how do you shoot a rock ‘n’ roll band performing in a safe, but visually interesting way? In this case the answer was myself and the cinematographer, Star Rosencrans, dragging the band out to the middle of the desert with just a camera, some optical filters, and the bare minimum amount of lights needed.”

Watch FUZZ’s Video for “Mirror”

“Mirror” Video Still (Joshua Erkman & Star Rosencrans)

The follow-up to 2015’s II, “an impressive double album made for headbanging and the ​ ​ cultivation of bad vibes” (NPR Music), III keeps the focus on the live sounds of the band. It was ​ ​ ​ ​ recorded and mixed at United Recording under the sonic lordship of Steve Albini, with ​ ​ minimal use of overdubs and studio tricks. Albini’s mastery in capturing sound gave FUZZ the ability to focus entirely on the playing while knowing the natural sounds would land. It was a much more honest approach for FUZZ -- three humans getting primitive, staying primitive.

Watch the Video for “Spit”

Listen to “Returning”

Pre-order III ​

Download hi-res images and jpegs of FUZZ

III Cover Artwork by Denée Segall ​

Ty Segall Instagram | Charles Moothart Instagram | Chad Ubovich Instagram ​ ​ ​ ​

For more information, contact: Jessica Linker | Pitch Perfect PR - [email protected], 773-942-6954 ​ ​