{"id":16440,"date":"2024-12-02T22:02:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T22:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/?p=16440"},"modified":"2025-02-26T20:35:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T20:35:27","slug":"stuffed-foxes-standardised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/stuffed-foxes-standardised\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuffed Foxes &#8216;Standardized&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bristol&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolenbodyrecords.co.uk\/\">Stolen Body Records<\/a> have a real knack for unearthing a range of disparate bands and bringing them to our attention, with no genre shackles holding them down \u2013 early champions of acts like Al Lover and Ivan The Tolerable and in recent years being a big part of the rise of the likes of Karkara and, most obviously, Slift. Add another French band, the 6-piece <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stuffedfoxes\">Stuffed Foxes<\/a>, to that list! This isn\u2019t their first release but they\u2019re new to me and definitely warrant attention..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stuffed Foxes - Pretend to Be a Dog (Gamelle) (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Ua8v-DxtaQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s impossible to pin the album down as it constantly shifts styles and song structures &#8211; from the weighty shoegazey implosions of opener \u2018Biting The Dawn\u2019 and the title track,  to the jerky twitching guitars of \u2018Merry Xmas\u2019 and \u2018Pretend To Be A Dog\u2019, and quite a few tracks that defy description and occupy a number of zones at once. The band seem to inhabit the same headspace as current noise makers such as Spectres and Sex Swing but also seminal post punk legends Wire and Gang Of Four but you can\u2019t really define the record on that as there is also the occasional descent into crushing shoegaze soundscapes and on a number of tracks the ghosts of Steve Harley and \u2018Hunky Dory\u2019 era Bowie seem to pay a fleeting visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Standardized\u2019 is an eclectic record, fresh and full of ideas; an agitated art punk experiment; a new wave of no wave\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stuffed Foxes sound cerebral, weird and ever so slightly Wired and have got me intrigued\u2026luckily they are heading to the UK for a handful of live dates in February 2025 so we\u2019ll soon be able to see what they\u2019re about!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/467479162_18285093265243388_2589542846679364803_n.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[16440]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/467479162_18285093265243388_2589542846679364803_n-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/467479162_18285093265243388_2589542846679364803_n-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/467479162_18285093265243388_2589542846679364803_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/467479162_18285093265243388_2589542846679364803_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/467479162_18285093265243388_2589542846679364803_n-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/467479162_18285093265243388_2589542846679364803_n.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/garypowell2323\/\">Gary Powell<\/a><\/strong> December 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-Stuffed-Foxes-Standardized-Digital-Cover-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16443 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-Stuffed-Foxes-Standardized-Digital-Cover-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-Stuffed-Foxes-Standardized-Digital-Cover-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-Stuffed-Foxes-Standardized-Digital-Cover-1-150x150.png 150w, 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