INTRODUCING: Bugs

Bugs is the solo effort of Connor Brooker, lead singer from Sunshine Coast surf pop/goon rockers Pro Vita. He’s borrowed from the surf pop roots of the group but left any semblance of polish (and fruity lexia) behind. There are distorted shoegaze vocals, earworm-y hooks and gnarly guitar riffs crawling all over Bugs’ debut EP, Home, Alone. It’s lyrically sparse at one turn and raining feels at another. The back and forth between the two keeps his debut effort interesting, pushing away surf pop’s tendency towards monotony with one hand and embracing the structural simplicity with the other. Bugs’ penchant for pop-punk riffs is something that could have been plucked right out of Dylan Baldi’s head, a melodic sensibility that’s obvious in the noise pop delight ‘Get to Know Me’, a standout from the EP. It’s surf pop covered in gravel, but it goes down a treat.

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