The Local Fuzz

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The Local Fuzz
AtomicBitchwax Fuzz.jpg
Studio album by
Released2011
Length42:16
Label Tee Pee
The Atomic Bitchwax chronology
TAB 4
(2008)
The Local Fuzz
(2011)
Gravitron
(2015)

The Local Fuzz is the fifth studio album by American rock band The Atomic Bitchwax, released in 2011 by Tee Pee Records. [1] Consisting of a single extended piece of music it was based on the intention of "50 riffs in 40 minutes". [2]

Contents

Track listing

All songs by The Atomic Bitchwax unless noted.

  1. "The Local Fuzz" – 42:16

Critical reception

The Local Fuzz was noted as a somewhat strange addition to TAB's music, given the single song, however it was rated moderately positively. PopMatters rated it as 6/10 and "ambitious and well-executed", although requiring significant adaptation from the band's usual audience. [2]

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References

  1. "Local Fuzz by Atomic Bitchwax review". Aquarian Weekly. September 30, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Chris Colgan (July 26, 2011). "The Local Fuzz - PopMatters review". PopMatters. Retrieved January 10, 2019.