LOS ANGELES, CA- Robbie Furze has always had a knack for writing music that feels massive. Back when The Big Pink first broke through with songs like “Dominos,” there was this collision of distorted noise, Brit rock swagger, and arena-sized emotional release that made the band feel larger than life. Somewhere along the way, though, I admittedly lost track of Furze’s output. The last time I really remember catching wind of new music from him was around 2018, when he teased material during a performance in West LA. Some of those songs would eventually surface years later, including “How Far We’ve Come,” which finally saw release in 2022. But for a while, it felt like Furze had drifted into the ether.
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That’s why discovering M.O.T.H.E.R. feels less like hearing a brand-new artist and more like reconnecting with an old friend who suddenly has a lot more to say.
The debut self-titled EP arrives with a collaborative spirit, pulling in contributions from longtime friends and musicians while allowing Furze to steer the emotional core of the project. Inspired by fluid collectives like N.E.R.D., UNKLE, and Massive Attack, M.O.T.H.E.R. isn’t presented as a fixed band so much as an evolving creative outlet. That openness is part of what gives the music its energy. Even when the songs lean into oversized hooks and dense production, there’s still a looseness underneath it all that keeps the material feeling alive.
The immediate standout here is “MY LOVE,” an absolutely explosive reintroduction to Furze’s world. In typical Robbie Furze fashion, the track is built around an anthemic chorus that practically begs to be shouted back in a packed venue. The ever-present DNA of British rock still courses through the song, but there’s also something more vulnerable beneath the noise this time around.
Lyrically, “MY LOVE” balances heartbreak and devotion in a way that feels almost hymnal. Furze has explained that the song emerged while simultaneously grieving the loss of his mother and welcoming his daughter into the world, and you can feel that emotional push-and-pull throughout the track. Lines like “This is the part where we fall apart” collide against the defiant repetition of “You can’t stop my love,” turning the song into something that feels both fragile and triumphant at once.
What I love most about this track is how instantly recognizable Furze’s songwriting instincts remain. Even after years away from my radar, the second that chorus hit, it immediately clicked. The towering hooks, the emotional urgency, the sense that the music is somehow simultaneously falling apart and holding itself together through sheer force of will. It’s all still there.
I still need to spend more time with the rest of the EP, but if “MY LOVE” is any indication, M.O.T.H.E.R. feels like a creatively rejuvenated chapter for Robbie Furze. Sometimes reintroductions can feel awkward or overly nostalgic. This one doesn’t. This just feels like an artist rediscovering the power of what made people connect with his music in the first place.
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