Fuzznaut Premieres “Earbleeder” Video; New Single Out Friday
This week, Pittsburgh drone guitarist Fuzznaut — né Emilio Rizzo — is set on Nov. 15 to issue the latest single from the solo-project, the tellingly-titled “Earbleeder.” From a more irony-prone outfit/player, one might expect some element of misdirect behind the title, like Rizzo would call it “Earbleeder” and just have it be a four-minute tone-waffling drone — nothing against that, mind you — but though seemingly committed to an instrumentalist foundation, Fuzznaut have used titles to convey intention before, and “Earbleeder” should be viewed no differently. It is the fourth and likely final single of 2024 for Rizzo, following behind February’s “Sufferlove” (premiered here), May’s “Spacerock” (hey, can’t catch ’em all), and September’s “Wind Doula” (review here), and like its predecessors, it draws attention to just how broad a stylistic expanse one can accomplish with just the guitar and effects.
The name “Earbleeder” likely refers to the distortion with which most of the song is executed (one never knows, but that’s a way to read it, anyhow), which is rawer than was “Wind Doula,” though certainly that most-recent-until-now track had its rumbling and distorted aspects as well. “Earbleeder” feels even more open in comparison, perhaps just as a result of the largesse in Rizzo‘s application of tone and the reverb reaching out therefrom, but it gets as wide as it does tall. Though there are no drums, Dylan Carlson and Earth remain strong points of influence for Rizzo, and some of “Earbleeder”‘s character can be traced to that, but shortly before three minutes into the song’s four and a half, there emerges a r-i-f-f riff that is purposefully solid so that another layer can take hold overtop and lead into the fade with due ethereality. As for evocation or meditation, that feels like less the priority here, but I have to admit part of that is the power of suggestion. I’m sure if Rizzo had called it “Sitting by a Campfire at Night Thinking About Stars,” in all likelihood I’d be singing praises for the specificity of the impression. These things are all subjective, is what I’m saying. Regardless of what it’s called, “Earbleeder” wants nothing for immersion.
An accordingly atmospheric video for the song, which again lands this Friday on streaming outlets, follows here. I put “Wind Doula” at the bottom too, in case you want to do a side-by-side and see where you end up.
Please enjoy:
Fuzznaut, “Earbleeder” video premiere
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Fuzz was born from overloaded signals—a happy accident that gives music a powerful, psychoacoustic edge. Fuzznaut’s Earbleeder blends the heavy fuzz of doom with the distorted intensity of post-metal, creating a sonic landscape that’s as crushing as it is cohesive.
Stock footage from Freepik/Pixbay
releases November 15 2024
Fuzznaut
“Earbleeder”
Digital Release
Leafy Brain Recordings
Time: 4:40
Mixed and Mastered by Fuzznaut at Leafy Brain Sounds 2023-2024.
Artwork by Fuzznaut
