A Massive New Single from Scared Little Toaster

A new single release from Scared Little Toaster delivers a massively edgy and progressive soundscape that blends together these grungy elements with everything else to create an atmosphere that hits hard but also has awesome and melodic approaches that reel you in with surprising riffs and an addictive fuzz tone soundscape.

"No Decaf" is a pretty heavy track all in all. It's got a deepening undertone to it, and this undeniable energy that feels like the whole thing was recorded live on the floor, and the players were just feeding off each other the entire time.

I love this aspect, even though I'm not sure that's how it was recorded. Listening to the record makes you want to go see them perform it live, simply because if they can capture that kind of energy and aesthetic on record so well, then seeing them live must be awesome.

This is a track that had a few surprises around its corners, and I love how the entire tonality is so unique. One of the reasons it is unique is that this is a bass and drums duo, and they really don't hold back when they're writing their tracks.

This is a song that breaks down barriers a bit, and I love the fact that it's just drums and bass guitar because it lets that particular tone and aesthetic come out and thrive.

So, you have this colorful riff that also brings the heavy edginess aspect to it, so you have a particular soundscape right from the get-go. This grows into a more intense feel when that bass guitar punches in a massively Sonic driving distortion.

The rift becomes a little bit darker and the distortion gets way heavier, along with the drumming just pounding and giving the song a huge push.

Suddenly, it all stops, and you have clean bass guitars that come in with drums that slowly build, and some spoken word underneath it all. You start to get this almost cinematic feel as the song drives up and the bass becomes a bit heavier with some distortion, bringing back that fuzz tone.

You get this huge bell that rings out, bringing that cinematic aspect to the forefront and making it feel like you're listening to some kind of old western soundtrack.

Then the song simply explodes and everything gets massively heavy, the drums become epic, and the whole thing takes on a different life.

I love this aspect because you don't really expect it and I can't help but fall for a song that's got these kinds of surprises incorporated in it.

This was a killer single that took me for a bit of a ride, and I loved every second of it.

Now, some people will call this kind of a garage punk project or a heavy, progressive grunge track, but whatever you want to call it, this is music that has drive behind it and is done with a real love for the craft, capturing this live performance energy that is completely electric.

The song is alive and breathing, and you don't get that often, so when it comes around, it's pretty refreshing.

I will say, I am a sucker for bass and drum duos like Death from Above 1979 or Royal Blood for example, but these guys have a more of a noise rock feel to their songwriting and I love that rawness.

This is a track meant to be listened to loudly, so definitely do it, and after you do also check out their other release called "Vibra". which is so outside the box but super addictive and fun at the same time.

I love how these guys do their thing, and I think you will too if you love progressive and heavy tracks that don't conform to any kind of cookie-cutter attribute.

These are songs released with fewer boundaries than you may be used to.

I suggest you take a deep dive into them and remember where you heard it first.

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