Fidlar
Channeling classic skatepunk, thrash, and surfy lo-fi indie, Los Angeles co… Read Full Bio ↴Channeling classic skatepunk, thrash, and surfy lo-fi indie, Los Angeles combo FIDLAR emerged in the early 2010s, rising from the D.I.Y. underground to make a surprising run on Billboard's Heatseekers chart with their eponymous full-length debut, which was also a critical favorite. Named after an acronym for a skate mantra ("fuck it dog, life's a risk"), FIDLAR's freewheeling party punk was brought to a global audience over the next several years via their 2015 follow-up, Too, and 2019's Almost Free.

Influenced by SoCal punk rockers like Offspring and blink-182, as well as older bands from the area (which they learned about from their dad's record collection; he was the guitarist of T.S.O.L.), Max Kuehn (drums) and his brother Elvis (guitar/vocals) were playing punk shows around L.A. by their teens. By the time they were out of high school, guitarist/vocalist Zac Carper and bassist Brandon Schwartzel had joined up. Later the group went the independent route and started a homespun label to record material, while embracing the reaches of the Internet and making several videos to promote their music and as motivation to film their drunken antics.

Mom & Pop signed them in 2012 for their debut album, FIDLAR, which was released in early 2013. The album debuted at number five on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and number two on the Alternative New Artist chart, and was the number one most added release at CMJ. After touring the world with bands like the Pixies, the Hives, Black Lips, and Wavves, the band ended up back home in need of a break. After starting a new album, but finding the songs and self-produced sound too FIDLAR-y for their liking, Carper headed out on a road trip, wrote a new batch of songs inspired by the music of his youth -- Elvis Kuehn and Schwartzel wrote some too -- and the band headed to Nashville to try again with producer Jay Joyce.

The resulting album, 2015's Too, featured a more mature outlook and some musical muscle, topping Billboard's Heatseekers chart and charting well in the U.K. and Australia. Following tours for Too, FIDLAR remained relatively quiet for a period, eventually beginning work on album number three with Ricky Reed, a producer better known for his work with mainstream pop acts like Kesha and Halsey. After a handful of advance singles in 2018, the band's third LP, Almost Free, was released in January 2019.

Biography by Jason Lymangrover
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Fidlar Lyrics


40oz. On Repeat Though you may not drive a great big cadillac Gangster white…
5 to 9 Three a clock in the morning, double vision with my…
Alcohol I walk around with a screwdriver A pack of smokes and…
Awkward Well every time you come on over I just wanna…
Bad Habits Well they say I gotta habit That I'm just a drug…
Bad Medicine You say you miss her And it's hard to be apart Until…
Blackout Stout I told my girl i can't see the lights Take my…
By Myself Well I'm cracking one open with the boys by myself And…
Can't You See Diamond rings help me sing Jesus Christ makes me nice And ba…
Carnivore Girls Carnivore Girls, the best of our world Down on the street,…
Centipede My girlfriend says I lack empathy Thinks I'm a narcissist an…
Cheap Beer Me and my friends in a hundred dollar Volvo Busting down…
Cocaine You take Sally and I'll take Sue There ain't no difference…



Crackhead Ted Well I've been smokin' rock, kicking ass and taking lots…
Drone Running down the avenues Makes no difference what you do Hid…
Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle It's so relieving To know that you're leaving As soon as you…
FSU I've been wakin' up Gettin' so fucked up Yeah, I'm all fucke…
Get Off My Rock Well, excuse me motherfucker, you're on my block Pack 'em up…
Gimmie Something He’s been waiting this time, Running out of vodka to love. …
Got No Money I spent my money on a fifty dollar home phone I…
Hey Johnny Hey Johnny We walk the moon In California Drinking all alone…
I JUST WANNA DIE Well I tried to call you up cuz I'm feelin alone But…
LDA Easy when I was lonely since I was 18 You were…
Leave Me Alone I’m a stupid So stupid And a hopeless Romantic I guess I…
Max Can't Surf He’s got a static shape, He’s got a static shape, In the…
Max Cant Surf He's gotta stay in shape He's gotta stay in shape Eating Del…
Max Can’t Surf He’s got a static shape, He’s got a static shape, In the…
No Ass Broken Heart Got my nose Still Wait by the telephone …
NO MONEY NO HONEY I'm goin' down down to the river I'm gonna bring a…
No Waves I feel, feel like a cokehead I feel, feel like I…
Oh Come with me, my time has come Drive my car into…
Overdose I wake up in the morning and I feel it…
Paycheck Cold sweat, the summer’s gone, Wake up, nobody’s home. I…
Punks Well I'm still alive And you are too I still can't get…
Sand On The Beach I'm a good friend, I'm a bad friend I will do…
Sober Oh my God, are you seriously gonna do this right…
Stoked and Broke I don’t care if you think it’s wrong, Fucked up and…
Stupid Decisions One day, I'll be coming home to you Tonight's gonna be…
Too Real Well, I've been thinking about things I can't say 'Cause eve…
Wait for the Man So you're just a kid When will you get? Always askin questio…
Wake Bake Skate Wake! Bake! Skate! I do a bunch of drugs I'm a…
West Coast Checked out, I'm waiting for the weekend Coked up, it's alri…
White on White Got no job got no money got no place to…
Whore Why did you go betray me? You’re such a whore. I stay…
Why Generation There's a secret we wanna know But you keep it yea…


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