Fuzz is a

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band from

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, United States, formed in 2011. The band consists of

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(vocals, guitar),

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(vocals, drums) and

Chad Ubovich Meatbodies is an American psychedelic rock band, formed in 2011 in Los Angeles, California by Chad Ubovich. The band is currently composed of Chad Ubovich, Dylan Fujioka, Noah Guevara, and Casey Hanson. History Formation and ''Meatbodies'' (2 ...

(vocals, bass guitar). Created as an outlet for Moothart's affection for

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s, Fuzz began as collaboration between Moothart and Segall, while Moothart performed in Segall's live band. In 2012, they released two singles, "This Time I Got a Reason" and "Sleigh Ride", and were joined by the bass guitarist Roland Cosio. In October 2013, the band released its first album, '' Fuzz''. While touring the album, Ubovich ( Meatbodies and

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Band) replaced Cosio on bass guitar. In October 2015, Fuzz released a second album, entitled '' II'', written in a more collaborative manner than the band members were used to. In October 2020, a third album, entitled '' III'', was released.

History

Regarding the band's origins, vocalist and guitarist Moothart noted that the project began at his home. "I was sitting in my house one day, before I was in Ty's band or anything, wondering how hard it would be to write a

song. I was trying to figure out if it'd be ridiculous, or sound like shit. I just tried and then eventually showed the stuff to Ty. He was stoked on it and then we tried to jam together. It was really more to have fun. He mentioned playing drums. We wanted to play music like that, just to see if it was possible." The band's first album was released in 2013. When joining the band, the bass guitarist Ubovich noted that the writing process for ''II'' differed from previous collaborations and projects with one another. "We all kind of did something we’ve never done before, which was write together as a band. That was a first for all of us. Usually in our respective projects it’s all about writing on our own, and that process. This time we tried something definitely new." Still in Rock tied the album with Mac Demarco's Another One for the third best album of 2015.Best LPs of 2015 – Top 20
''Still in Rock'' In July 2020, "Returning", the first song from the band's third album was released. The album, entitled '' III'', was released on 23 October 2020.

Discography

Studio albums

*'' Fuzz'' (2013) *'' II'' (2015) * '' III'' (2020)

Live albums

* Levitation Sessions (2021,

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)

Singles and EPs

*"This Time I Got A Reason"/"Fuzz's Fourth Dream" – 7" (2012, Trouble In Mind) *"Sleigh Ride/You Won't See Me" – 7" (2013, In the Red) *''Live in San Francisco'' EP – 12" (2013, Castle Face Records) *"Sunderberry Dream"/"21st Century Schizoid Man" – 7" (2013, In the Red) *"Till the End of the Day" (Kinks cover) – 7" (2014, Famous Class)

References

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