Skip to main content

Maverick Ad

Home

Main navigation

  • Home
  • Cover Stories
  • Features
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Cashbox Legacy Awards
  • Past Covers
  • Weekly Archive
See What The Great Fuss Is About For Toronto-Based Rockers' New “Hairbrain” Single & Video

Breadcrumb

  • Home
  • See What The Great Fuss Is About For Toronto-Based Rockers' New “Hairbrain” Single & Video
The Great Fuss
Fri Apr 16, 2021
Cashbox Canada

We’re confident the current year is 2021, but one listen to Canadian rockers The Great Fuss and their new single and video for “Hairbrain,” and… It’s hard to not double-check the calendar!

An homage to yesteryear’s pulsing piano melodies and indelible electric guitar riffs, this Saskatoon-based four-piece goes for a generational collision, capturing a decidedly 60s vibe within a new-age kaleidoscope of rhythm and lyrics on the track.

On “Hairbrain,” the band explodes with chiding questions, including scathing sentiments like ‘You think you know what I’m after? I’ve seen your kind, it’s clear that you’re a disaster.’

Laced with low-fi pop rock riffs that earworm their way into your consciousness, the track’s accompanying music video showcases the band interspersed with places of travel, dimly lit, brightly coloured, black and white, in and out of focus.

Check out “Hairbrain” on YouTube here:

The delight in the Great Fuss is to keep you wondering if they’re inspired by Warhol, the Beatles, or Joe Strummer… Or if they’re simply themselves in a great tidal wave of love and lyric. In their own words, the band is a finely tuned cross breed of 60s British invasion and modern rock elements; think the Kinks had a baby with Spoon.

Landing firmly on the Saskatchewan scene in 2016, members Pete Oldridge (Vox/bass), Erik Sample (Drums), Chris Valleau (Guitar), and Kat Jones (Keyboard) have been leaving their distinct imprint along the festival and concert circuit ever since.

Their 2018 eponymous debut record, The Great Fuss, was met with well-received support and acclaim, giving way to live appearances at major events — including Saskatchewan’s prestigious Ness Creek Music Festival, and performing in front of a sold out crowd at the Coors Event Centre.

Aside from being smart songwriters and clever lyricists, the band also finds success in their ability to self-produce and record with Oldridge at the helm of engineering from his personal studio. From the first written note to the final recorded piece, The Great Fuss find beauty in spreading their talent from start to finish — a knack also heard on their 2019 sophomore offering, Root Thyself!

For More Check Out:
thegreatfuss.ca/
instagram.com/thegreatfuss/
facebook.com/TheGreatFuss/
twitter.com/fussgreat
open.spotify.com/track/11qnRHsxJruT0BKnlyJCMo?si=937995bfe81d4afe&nd=1

Reviews
Album
The Great Fuss
Month: Sep 2021
Toronto Tabla Ensemble JUNO-Nominated Toronto Tabla Ensemble Release New Percussion Driven, “…
Junk Dior Junk Dior Captures Loneliness in Modern Relationships in Sunny And Sad “…
Ryan Shane Owen Dance-Pop Musician Ryan Shane Owen Evokes Etherialism with New “Summer Night…
Andrew Allen Singer/Songwriter Andrew Allen Savors That Fresh-Love Feeling with New Single, “…
Sparrow Chin Injeti GRAMMY & JUNO Contributing Producer & Artist Chin Injeti Reveals…
Dean Friedman Singer/Songwriter Dean Friedman Unpacks Historical Terrors & Hope in New…
Chris Nine Toronto Punk-Pop Rocker Chris Nine Unleashes Blast of Adrenaline with…
Emily Molloy Wide Awake Emily Molloy is “Wide Awake” About the Aftermath of Heartbreak, Anguish & Resolve
You Don't Feel Like Home Jack in Water Pop Artist Jack In Water Reveals Emotionally Charged LP “You Don’t Feel Like Home…
The Red Dirt Skinners Canadian Pop-Rock Duo The Red Dirt Skinners Unveil New Single, “Wolf In The Woods”
Steven Heighton Steven Heighton Rises Above Tragedy with New Single, “Don’t Remember Me”
Myles Goodwyn Myles Goodwyn Releases Striking Statement on Residential School System With…
Imperial Ashes Imperial Ashes Shine a Blinding Light on the Darkness of Indigenous Injustice…
Francis Nicolas Montreal Jazz Composer Francis Nicolas Soothes World Weary Souls with “Don’t…
JOEL Lee BC Country Singer/Songwriter Joel Lee Brings The Perfect Stomper Wth “This…

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹ Previous
  • …
  • Page 46
  • Page 47
  • Page 48
  • Page 49
  • Current page 50
  • Page 51
  • Page 52
  • Page 53
  • Page 54
  • …
  • Next page Next ›
  • Last page Last »

CEO/PUBLISHER/EDITOR IN CHIEF
SANDY GRAHAM

email:sandygrahamemg@gmail.com 

Canadian Journalists:

Contributing Journalist - Canada and Global
Don Graham
email: dongrahamwriter@gmail.com

Contributing Journalist - Canada and Global
Lisa Hartt
email: lisahartt87@hotmail.com

Contributing Journalist - Canada 
Michael Williams
email: greydread@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

International Journalists:

Contributing Journalist - Sweden
Malin Osth
email: malin@musicdays.se

Contributing Journalist - Sweden
Jonas Tancred
email: jonas@musicdays.se

Contributing Journalist - USA
Rob Durkee 
email: rockster2746@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web Developer/Technical Support
Chris Wardman

email: info@chriswardman.com
website: chriswardman.com

Cashbox Cover Design and Graphic Artist
Jain McMillan

email: jainmcmillan@gmail.com

Contributing Photographer 
Tracey Savein - South Paw Productions
southpawproductions@rogers.com

 

 

 

Footer menu

  • Home
  • Features
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Cashbox Archive
  • Issue Archive
  • Past Covers