mixing tuneful angst and humid fuzz into their 90s grunge rock ethos, Montreal based duo Solids garnered comparisons to Japandroids and No Age. Blame Confusion is an onslaught of melodic fuzz-driven riffs and fervent drumming as Xavier Germain-Poitras and Louis Guillemette attack their ennui with distortion, heavy pulsing rhythms and pedal-charged power chords. The band “forwent a bassist in favor of a pedal that mimics a bass amp, a deliberate decision that reflects Solids’ ethos: the grandest sound with the least digits. From the ethereal hammering and squeals that flip us over sideways into the record, the listener will have the distinct feeling of boarding a panicked, ignited train that can’t afford—or maybe doesn’t want—to slow down.”
The Fat Angel Sings 