THE FODS

track-list:
Metal Dog
My Fine Derangement
You’ve Not Got Me
Kickback
Good Night’s Sleep
Volumes Of Silence
Easter

the fods are:
ol – guitars, keys, vox
Al Winn – guitars, vox
Birch – vox
Ez – guitars, vox
Rob Critch – vox, words, production

The ‘Don’t ARgue’ project is complete.
7 songs.
7 styles which have been years in the making.
‘Don’t ARgue‘ were a student band in a leafy Cheshire (UK) town in the mid 90s.
“We put some songs together, played a few gigs, won a battle of the bands and went our separate ways.”
The Fods have spent the last 15 months revisiting what went down in the 90s and rebuilt these songs using some incredible indie talent.
“Several protagonists from our native North West England have been involved, along with talent from Scotland, the North East and the South West of the UK, together with contributions from New York, New Jersey and Toronto in the Americas.”
With a collaborative approach, each song has its own individual vibe, but being underpinned by The Fods distinctive guitar-forward sound.
‘Metal Dog’:
“A raucous Industrial/Nu(ish) Metal opener that gives the EP a noisy start. Vocal by Danny from Teddy Head, backed by The Fods Ensemble.”
‘My Fine Derangement’:
“A huge Rock number which has been the EPs biggest streamed number to date with over 37k streams. Vocal by Birch of Go Birch.”
‘You’ve Not Got Me’:
“The lead single which introduced The Fods to an indie Punk audience from the off. This song is the roots of ‘Don’t ARgue’. Vocal by Birch.”
‘Kickback’:
“A rock anthem. It builds and builds and used to be the center piece of the original live performance. The third vocal by Birch.”
‘Good Nights Sleep’:
“Indie, light hearted until you listen to what’s happening. Vocal in-house by Fod Al, with a bit of backing by Fods Ol and Rob (whose part was recorded in 1995!).”
‘Volumes of Silence’:
“An indie rock banger, steeped in 90s nostalgia but bang up to date in execution. Vocal by Jeff of JHM (Ontario) and MJ Adamo (Long Island, NY).”
‘Easter’:
“Pure Metal, a hard hit at hypocrisy and a huge way to bring the EP to a noisy, perfectly executed conclusion, vocal by Teddy Head, with backing from Fods Ez and Rob.”