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FIDLAR Lay Into Sunny Hooks on 'Gimme Something' – Song Premiere

Los Angeles punks preview upcoming self-titled LP

FIDLAR
Courtesy of Mom + Pop
December 5, 2012 8:00 AM ET

Click to listen to FIDLAR's 'Gimme Something'

When they're not guzzling cheep swill and writing rock & roll thrashers about it, Los Angeles punks FIDLAR have shown a knack for crafting sunnier pop cuts befitting their hometown. "Gimme Something" – from the band's upcoming self-titled debut, out January 22nd on Mom + Pop – is in the latter category: it's a steady hook-ridden sing-along tinged with just the right amount of haze, like the kind that fills your head with happiness on a lazy four-beer afternoon.

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