There’s a New Fu Manchu Song, and You’ll Never Guess What it Sounds Like
By that I mean it sounds just like Fu Manchu, and after their last album, the underrated 2007 release We Must Obey, that’s not a bad thing. Yes, we all know their tried their hand at watered-down commerciality with 2004’s Start the Machine (around the valley we call it The Debacle in Calacle — that’s not true), but the Fu are back doing what they’re best at: pure fuzz-driven Californian stoner rock. Their new record, Signs of Infinite Power, comes out Oct. 20 on Century Media, and the good people over at Noisecreep (namely Amy Sciarretto, whom I adore) have posted the preview track “Bionic Astronautics” for all the world to click over and stream. You probably won’t be surprised, but if the choice is new Fu Manchu or new 99 percent of other bands in the world, I’ll take Fu Manchu every time.
