ACL Fest 2015 Saturday Record Reviews – Second Weekend
Fidlar
Too (Mom + Pop)
Reviewed by Abby Johnston, Fri., Oct. 9, 2015
True to Fidlar's acro-name – Fuck It Dog, Life's a Risk – life in the aftermath of the L.A. skate punks' eponymous 2013 debut remains perilous. Too thus takes a harder look at the carnage of hard living. Twitchy, creeping addict's lament, "Overdose" mirrors leader Zac Carper's experience kicking heroin and crack, which fueled the first LP. Even in sobriety, though, Fidlar goes balls to the wall. "West Coast" perfects their brash-and-smash, and "Punks" curb-stomps the blues, both songs equal in delivering hair-blowing, fuck-the-world catharsis, albeit a smidge more refined this time around. (noon, Miller Lite stage)