Glasgow’s f.o. machete are back. Natasha Noramly and Paul Mellon return to the fray after blowing minds left, right and centre with their triumphant return with album Mother of a Thousand. If the names new to you the band released their debut album back in the heady days of 2004. They had a run of cracking releases until putting the project on hiatus in 2011. Now they are back and delivering vital, visceral music that’s full of all the fuzzy goodness that made those early releases so important.
The band describe their new single as “a shimmering, radio- friendly mix of poppy Yo La Tengo charm, My Bloody Valentine textures, and Paul Mellon signature guitars.”
This sounds right up my street, let’s dive in.
‘I’m Fine, Are You?’ opens on a chugging guitar trailing off into Noramly’s signature vocals. Production is really big sounding across the speakers. Mellon doesn’t take long to bring out the big guns and the warmth and haze of his glide guitar envelops the mix. That is only one of many textures he brings to bear here. Just check out that guitar solo that J Mascis would kill for. This is the perfect blend of off kilter soundscapes and poppy melodies. I can see this winning them quite a few new fans.
I’m a big fan of their Mother of a Thousand album and this single feels like those songs but, more. As a taster of what’s to come next this paints a very rosy picture indeed and rest assured, you’ll be reading all about the follow up album on Static Sounds Club just as soon as I get my mitts on it!
‘I’m Fine, Are You?’ is out on all your favourite streamers via Last Night From Glasgow on November 14th. Follow the band on the f.o. machete Bandcamp page.
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