Paul Dunne’s Acid Smoothie has put together a fuzz-drenched monster that sounds best when your speakers are on the verge of blowing out. “Bending” packs heavy guitars with honest introspection, and somehow makes you want to thrash around while thinking about your own baggage.
The album moves between symbolic storytelling and straight up bluntness, never staying in one lane too long. Dunne builds these massive songs on layers of distortion that would make his garage rock heroes nod in approval, but he’s clearly doing his own thing here. The guitars hit hard. Some people will say they’re overdone, but those people are wrong.
You can hear his southern California garage rock background all over this, but Dunne isn’t just rehashing what Ty Segall or Wavves did. He’s taking that foundation and cranking everything up to create something heavier and more personal. The rawness works because he’s not trying to smooth out the edges or make it more digestible.
“Bending” is for anyone who wants loud music that actually has something to say. Turn it up, let those fuzzy guitars rattle your brain, and go follow Acid Smoothie on Instagram so you don’t miss whatever Paul Dunne cooks up next.
