Muffx’s Small Obsessions is a visceral experience—an album you hear with your ears and feel in your bones, like a punch to the gut. Expect abrasive guitars, acid-drenched vocals, and nods to 70s Prog, all woven together with unexpected melodies that soar across vast, open soundscapes—where you can almost taste the desert air and feel the red earth beneath your feet.
Packed within this gem are eleven tracks that capture the claustrophobia of our times, delivering a potent blend of Psych Desert Rock infused with gypsy undertones. Sharp, commanding guitars intertwine with rhythms reminiscent of marching bands, creating a striking contrast with vocals that explore eleven visions, eleven emotions, eleven Small Obsessions.
This sophomore album was produced by Max Ear, the drummer of OJM and co-founder of Go Down Records. It was recorded at Sudest Studio in Italy, mastered by Kim Rosen at West West Side Studio in New York, and released by Go Down Records on CD and digitally.
Lyrically, the album swings between deep introspection—as heard in "As The Foxes"—and sharp social commentary. "Voices" offers an unflinching critique of the political dynamics shaping many southern Italian towns. Their sound is nothing short of electrifying. It hits hard, stuns the senses, and pulls you into deviant atmospheres rooted in Stoner Rock, seamlessly melting into Psychedelia and Garage Rock. The band has absorbed the rock'n'roll playbook and forged something entirely their own—a fresh musical language that channels the spirit of Black Sabbath’s “Masters of Reality” while blazing new sonic trails. Their influences include the boundary-pushing energy of The Mars Volta and System Of A Down.
MUFFX - Small Obsessions | CD
Artist: MUFFX
Title: Small Obsessions
Format: jewel CD with cardboard sleeve
Label: GO DOWN RECORDS
Release date: April 2009
