Smut - "Syd Sweeney"
Photo by Jon Salazar It's been a little while since we've brought you new music from Smut. After a line up change (please welcome Aidan O'Connor on drums and John Steiner on bass!), they've returned with a new single. "Syd Sweeney" is inspired by the actress, and it's a note perfect alt-rock song. This one is reminding me of all of my favorite alt-rock bands from the mid to late 90's. It has that crunchy and noisy alt-rock with plenty of pop hooks, although we never would have admitted to how poppy it was at the time. Smut aren't rewriting the alt-rock rulebook with "Syd Sweeney," but they have perfected the formula, and when you're nailing a sound so well, why change it up? If you loved bands like Letters to Cleo, Veruca Salt, or that dog, you're going to love Smut. Vocalist/lyricist Tae Roebuck says of the band's latest single: “Women in entertainment are exceptionally talented, smart and beautiful, because they have to be....