Having already spent the last few months releasing a wave of fun and engaging alternative offerings over the last few months, emerging artist Baby FuzZ may just have returned with his catchiest one yet as he delivers his new single ‘We’re All Gonna Die!!!’
Inspired by the impending doom that seems to have worked its way into every facet of society, ‘We’re All Gonna Die!!!’ is a bold and energetic tongue-in-cheek approach to the worries of everyday life today. With its punchy sing-along chorus and sudden punk-rock switch up at the end, this one will be in your head for days to come.
So with his new single on repeat for us right now, we sat down with him to find out more about the new track and what he has planned for the future.
Words by Chris Bound
Discovered via http://musosoup.com
Chris) Hi Baby FuzZ, how are you today?
Baby FuzZ) I'm well, thanks! I'm currently in Austin, Texas, in August, so sweating out all the toxins and finishing up my new album.
You have an incredibly diverse sound. Who would you say have been your biggest influences so far?
Yeah, I think the diversity of genre is kind of what makes the project interesting to me. I’m actually influenced by musicians who jump genres a lot, so that makes sense. Bands like Sparks and Queen are pretty big influences on me. My attention span has decreased the last few years, so I just try to keep my audience and myself engaged from song to song. Each one tends to be completely different.
You have just released a new single ‘We’re All Gonna Die!!!’. Can you tell us how that came about?
I came up with the idea while I was driving on tour last year. After the pandemic hit, it seemed like an idea I should revisit and finish. There was just this sense of impending doom that everyone was and still is feeling. I wanted to write a song about that and just remind everyone that we're all going to die eventually. It's not meant to be making fun of it or anything, but it's just supposed to be a cathartic punk song about that fact. I wanted to juxtapose a really upbeat music approach to it to contrast the morbid lyrics and make it as absurd as possible.
And where did the inspiration come from?
A lot of folks have been saying it reminds them of a song by Jim Carroll called "People Who Died" from back in the '70s. I honestly don't remember ever hearing that until people mentioned it. The similarities are spooky. I guess if I subconsciously was influenced by that kind of song, this was kind of meant to be an absurd and wacky modern parody on that idea. There's also a bit at the end where I'm imitating a lead singer of a punk band..."You guys like punk rock?" etc. It's a bit I do live and then get them to keep saying "yeah" and agree to stupid stuff. This was a subliminal dig at male pop punk singers from the last 20 years who operate as chauvinistic creeps basically. I wanted to inhabit that role for a few moments to convey to the listener how stupid it is.
Do you have any plans to release an EP or even album in the near future?
Yes, my second album Welcome To The Future is coming later this fall in 2020. It's a two part double album, so part 1 will drop then. I'll let you imagine what it's about.
Coronavirus has obviously stopped the live shows for the moment, but what about your plans for the rest of the year?
Priority #1 is just to wrap up my album. All touring obviously has been side-lined, but I'm slowly dipping my toes into a few online shows, including one on November 3 for Election Day. If you show a selfie from a polling place you get free admission to the online show. Will have more info on my socials as that gets closer, but stoked for that. I'll probably try to get out on the road as soon as I can. Specifically, I want to go play in Europe, since I haven't yet. Working on 2021 for that.
And finally, what would be your dream ambition as an artist?
Baby FuzZ is a project that I don't really have an end goal for. It's just something fun I like to do and hopefully the listeners do, too. Although I try my very best on each song, there's no expectation it will ever get bigger than what it is, and that's ok. I'm just doing it for me mostly. It keeps me sane and allows me to communicate with people, so for that, I am grateful.