FIDLAR are a lo-fi garage/surf rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band consists of lead singer/guitarist Zac Carper, guitarists Brandon Schwartzel and Elvis Kuehn and his brother, the drummer, Max Kuehn.
They have released two official EPs – ‘DIYDUI’ (Called ‘FIDLAR – EP’ on iTunes), 2011, and ‘Don’t Try’, 2012, the first on White Iris and the second on Mom+Pop. ‘DIYDUI’, ‘Don’t Try’ and pre-album compilation EP ‘Shit We Recorded in Our Bedroom’ rereleased tracks from previous demo EPs ‘Fuck It Dog’, ‘Forget it Dad’, ‘Life’s a Risk’ and ‘Life’s All Right’.
Their debut self-titled album was released on January 22 2013, featuring songs ‘Wake Bake Skate’ and ‘Max Can’t Surf’ from ‘DIYDUI’, ‘No Waves’ and ‘Black Out Stout’ from ‘Don’t Try’ and older song ‘Sex’ as a hidden track on the album’s closer ‘Cocaine’.
The acronym ‘FIDLAR’ stands for ‘Fuck It Dog, Life’s A Risk’, similar to YOLO.
