Based out of Victoria, Canada, three-piece alt-rock outfit Puddler unleashes a thrilling wave of Pacific Northwest guitar energy on their new single, "Melt".
The new song is lifted from the forthcoming album Learning to Die, and right from the get-go you could easily hear that 90s grunge influence on it (with the opening guitar sequence alone reminding me a lot of Nirvana).
... a thrilling blend of gritty 90s grunge and noisy shoegaze dexterity that hits with maximum impact.
With plenty of blown-out guitars amongst those grunge tones, it has a decent amount of shoegaze dexterity about it, giving it plenty of depth and bite. Even though the track is just over 2.5 minutes long, it is certainly going to be lingering in your head well after it's finished.
It is so melodic, so gritty, and has lots of noisy moments that will have your head in a spin, in a good way. Be sure to stick this on as soon as you are done reading this, and be sure to check out their debut single while you're at it. For their second-ever release, this is nothing short of sensational.