When Bad Moves’ David Combs released “Ride the Vibe” under the moniker Dim Wizard earlier this year, he was tapping into a deep bag of momentum. He’d tapped Jeff Rosenstock, Illuminati Hotties’ Sarah Tudzin and superviolet’s Steve Ciolek to round out the track and, even then, it felt like an all-time guest list. Fast-forward to this week, and Combs has done it again. The latest Dim Wizard track, “X-Games Mode,” calls upon Mike Krol and Ratboys’ Julia Steiner, while Tudzin is tagged as a co-producer. “X-Games Mode” is a shredding delight. Catchy riffs and overblown guitars aplenty, Krol and Steiner pierce through the walls of distortion to form a pretty perfect alt-rock track with power pop inflections.
Dim Wizard Released on: 2023-08-08
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