Hongo Fuu - Live At Mora Books

Over the course of the five cuts on their new EP Live At Mora Books, recorded in downtown San José in their home country Costa Rica, Hongo Fuu pull from elements of prog metal, funk, alt metal, black metal, jazz, psychedelia, surf rock, stoner rock, noise rock and more, often all within the context of one song, and the results are incredible.  Every track is well-crafted and the dynamics are outstanding as they twist and turn their way through everchanging tempo shifts.  Their musicianship is stellar and what’s even more impressive is that with everything going on they still continuously manage to maintain a hook-heavy groove throughout.  While I had never heard of them before this EP, the band actually formed in 2011 and released EP’s in 2012 and 2013 and then a full-length in 2021, so do yourself a favor and check out the live EP and then go back and give those a listen as well.   

(Sliptrick Records)  (Hongo Fuu - Facebook)