Fast Eddy
To The Stars
Spaghetty Town Records
Release: 03/15/2024
If you haven’t already then pay attention Fast Eddy. Hailing from Denver, Colorado they bring a unique excitement to underground music. This is by blending misanthropic punk twisting power pop notions of soul strutting discontent into a wild abandonment of outlaw rock n’ roll. Their new album To The Stars captures a definable intensity. From start to finish this record hooks on with this vibrant, and infectious sound. It was produced with the help of Tuk Smith (Biters, Tuk Smith and The Restless Hearts) and Dan Dixon, so it’s no wonder this record exudes this style of excellence. The result is the kind of music that demands an vigilant audience.
To The Stars kicks off with the track “Steppin Stone” This isn’t to be confused with your Monkees or Flies inspired song of a similar name. Rather it’s a punch to the gut, power pop driven punk themes rock n’ roll masterpiece. The theme laments an everyday person’s angst of feeling expendable. This is in the light of the elite class reaching for the stars while stepping over the people while ignoring this society’s rampant decay. While it may certainly feel hopeless, Fast Eddy provides a beautifully composed song to push against the doom with.
Further grasping the contagious rock n’ roll energy are tracks like “Lucky Strike.” This one is very much in the vein of rebel without a cause. It’s perfect against the backdrop of senseless gloom. In a similar vein is the invoking the snotty spirit of track “Spirit Commander.” Both are fast and reckless. Be sure to play out loud, pour a stiff one and below out along to each song’s catchy chorus.
Among my favorite songs on To The Stars is “The Rapture.” This one blends a soul-consumed style with raving rock n’ roll sensibilities. Chalking this one to another discontented anthem, “The Rapture” seizes the conservative spectrum’s desperate longing for the reverence of a end of world inspired holy release. Ironically Fast Eddy’s approach to the idea is highlighting it’s pointless and delusional philosophy. Never the less play this one as if some absurd evangelicals were listening as they could use a real punk infused blessing.
Another favorite is “No More Neon Lights.” This song captures a certain mood surrounding into the darkness but longing for the stars. To do this Fast Eddy paints a feeling of rock n’ roll adolescence found in the wallowing depths of the stark absence of the bright neon flooded lights of the nightlife. While somewhat bleak, it’s an enveloping listen that demands a kind of submission to it’s enveloping sound.
Prior taking the plunge into their new record, it’d be hard to imagine something that would top Fast Eddy’s debut Take A Look (released on 01/21/2022.) However, after dropping the needle on this wax and turning my receivers red hot, I’d venture that To The Stars is, their magnum opus. It superbly brings a subtle cynical overtone into outlaw punk infused rock n’ roll. It’s clear Fast Eddy project brilliance with their music. So, don’t overlook this one. To miss out on this one suggest a need for a frontal lobotomy. Now pick this up.
