We are transported back to the 90s and experience nostalgia in a gentle song by a group that, admittedly, never had any great success. Regrettably and undeservedly.
"We hunger for a bit of faith to replace the fear" is one of the last lines of the song. Faith should replace fear. You could hardly make a single line of text more religious. The psychologist advises us to live our delusions of control through a lifestyle that matches our personality - or to use some other psychological trick. Grant-Lee Phillips spares us all this in his text and offers no real possibilities for interpretation. Instead, he offers very good music. That's all we've ever asked of a musician, isn't it?
Reading the comments on social media about Ban, you learn that those who have seen the band live count it as one of the best live music experiences they've ever had.
Luckily, the live album "Barn Burning" was released in 2020. There is a lot of very nice music, an interview and of course a version of Fuzzy. Afterwards live in Frankfurt....