There’s nothing more frustrating than when someone does your job better than you before you even knew it was your job. Case in point: there’s a very fine little piece of descriptive writing that can give you just about every idea of what Fuzzweed, the latest record from the Vermont duo MV & EE, has to offer, better than whatever crap I’m already several sentences into here.
The best bit in this “MVEE head” Pete Coward’s review involves the notion of Blind Willie Johnson in space, and it’s such a key analogy. While the Blues of our fathers has reduced itself to sheer guitar solo wankery and Bill Murray cameos at guitar solo wankery festivals, it’s a good thing we have folks like Matt Valentine and Erika Elder to teach us that, in this day and age, the only real way for this kind of music to evoke something meaningful (read: something “Blue”) is to send that shit straight into orbit.
Fuzzweed is definitely that trip, and our first preview of the record is “Jacked Up,” a very pretty tune that shape-shifts between a pensive vamp and delicate balladry, all after you finally make your way through the freaky fog of guitar wah at the top. The album once again features a number of guest spots, notably Woods’ Jeremy Earl, and also comes printed with backlight-reactive ink of some kind, because blacklights are awesome. For an extra $2.50, you can nab a bonus CD with the record called Fantasy Set, which collects live recordings from MV & EE’s recent residency at Brooklyn’s Zebulon.
• MV & EE: http://mvandee.blogspot.com
• Three Lobed: http://threelobed.com
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