New album for the Italian garage fuzz riffers!
As always, we decided to do our own thing. We’re just so over the same old tired riffs and worn-out stoner vibes, like a pair of Birkenstocks at an indie concert, and let’s not even start on those “super interesting” lyrics about how to smoke weed (seriously, tell us more!). So here we are at a crossroad: should we just follow the crowd and do what everyone else is doing, or should we put in the hard work to create something that actually makes us happy while we play it? Well, here’s Melting Pop! It’s not stoner, it’s not garage, it’s not punk, it’s not psych, it’s not even a traditional album. It’s melting, a blend of FVZZ POPVLI saying “screw the labels” and just going with the flow, all natural, like grown-ups with no preservatives.
Take “Temple of Doom,” for example. We love Indiana Jones, so we wrote a track about Indy himself, fighting the bad guys and always coming out on top. It fills us with hope for the world we live in, which could really use some. Then there’s “Telephone.” Man, these damn smartphones have us all wrapped around them—they're our partners in fun and sadness, helping us score dates and often doing way more than they were ever meant to. And for the hungry souls, they can even double as warm plates!
Next up, we have “Salty Biscuits,” which is a made-up food that represents what everyone’s searching for: booze, drugs, love, success, wealth. In the end, it’s all pointless—the quest for perfection is always a dead end. So why not let loose and get your eardrums fuzzed out? It’s danceable and even features four bars of cowbell for the enthusiasts! We close Side A with “Erotik Fuel P.I.M.P.” This one’s based on a sadly true story that happened at a gas station in Italy, we will not say which company—just the main colors: blue and orange.
We see it as a love story told by the protagonist himself. A lonely love story, sure, but passionate like any respectable romance. Let’s not judge; maybe we just don’t get it. Better to fill up, pay and move on. Side B kicks off with “Kommando,” inspired by the action movie of the same name featuring good ol’ Arnold S. (we threw in the K to play cool and to avoid legal issues). We’re really attached to this track since it was the first one written for Melting Pop. The final guitar solo was probably the most fun to record—like a battle between good and evil.
1. Temple Of Doom
2. Telephone
3. Salty Biscvits
4. Erotik Fvel P.I.M.P
5. Kommando
6. Ovija
7. Cop Sacher
8. The Knight