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Genre: hard rock / grunge

Following up on the successful and not very underwhelming "Underwhelming", Danish hard rockers released the EP "Be the Lo-Fi Friend" last year.

Compared to "Underwhelming", "Be the Lo-Fi Friend" strikes me as being much darker and more grungy than the predecessor, but also considerably more heavy, and it might actually appeal, not just to fans of hard rock, but also to fans of alternative metal and grunge.

The heavy opening track 'Living the Dash' has the same dark and introvert feel of an act like Alice in Chains, but places more emphasis on groove. Equally heavy, and even groovier is 'Your View' whose heavy pace actually strikes me as being quite mosh-friendly. 'Losing By Default' carries on the heavy and melancholic feel that characterizes the entire album, but features some more melodic and metallic riffage, combined with grungy passages. Slightly more on the atmospheric side, 'The Fade' is perhaps also the most introvert and melancholic track on the album, and it takes on a melodic metal personality towards the end.

The musicianship and songwriting is as solid as on "Underwhelmed", and, once more, Martin Arthur's unique singing style adds an unmistakable originality to the music of Spit Rusty.

"Be the Lo-Fi Friend" is an intense release which shows Spit Rusty from their darker and more introvert side, drawing on melancholic 90s alternative metal and grunge rock. Fans of this type of music should not hesitate to get their hands on this EP.