Rivherside - Instrumental Cheap Fuzz Blues

Although he initially left behind his Rivherside project in 2016, when Renaud Villet came up with a simple guitar riff and then added a little fuzz he really liked what he had.  After he fleshed it out with the rest of the instrumentation, he realized it sounded like Rivherside, and now, with a few more songs added to the mix, we have the new EP, Instrumental Cheap Fuzz Blues.  Largely built around fuzzed out blues guitar with super infectious sampled beats that often give it a hint of hip hop and some organ and/or synths, the EP is an extremely catchy set of tunes running the gamut from the raw rock and funk of “Toad’s Stomp” and upbeat bounce of “The Jab” to the warped Bo Diddley beat of “Fuzz Blowin’” and the BB King inspired “Last Thrill”.  The EP is a refreshingly fun collection that begs you to hit replay and listen again.

(Black and Tan Records)