"Resolution is one of the unexpected delights I’ve heard from the Stoner Rock scene this year. As Pink Fuzz are brilliantly inventive combining classic Stoner Rock against areas of Shoegaze, Alt Rock and Indie Rock for a record that’s bound to become a firm favorite within the underground scene." -- Outlaws of The Sun
"Resolution is a sleek, hard rocking album with a lot of energy." -- New Noise Magazine
“Riotous Desert Rock.” – NPR
Denver trio Pink Fuzz share a new single titled "Manipulator" today. Following quickly on the heels of their acclaimed new album Resolution, the taut single shows the benefits of their extensive touring over the previous year with The Sword, Black Pistol Fire, Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol and Earth Tongue. The track was mixed by All Them Witches guitarist Ben McLeod and is available to hear and share on all DSPs HERE.
Pink Fuzz is a brother/sister led three-piece out of Denver made up of singer/guitarist John Demitro, singer/bassist LuLu Demitro and drummer Will Trafas. Pink Fuzz came to fruition at the end of 2017. Quickly picking up steam and wanting to expand out of Denver, Pink Fuzz started touring extensively. Creating a DIY circuit throughout the country, they’ve built a grassroots fanbase that has anxiously been awaiting new releases. Finally, 4 years after their previous release, the band's latest album Resolution landed September 19th, 2025.
John’s baritone guitar lends itself to their heavy and fuzzed-out tone. The tuned down sound mixed with vocal harmonies and unique melodies is their calling card. The band’s newest material has been gaining fans since they debuted it at Treefort 2021. The coined term “High-Speed Desert Rock” suits them well as their show is fast-paced, dynamic and hard-hitting.
New single “Manipulator” was recorded at Cauldron Audio Works and engineered by Riley Rukavina. The track was mixed by Ben McLeod of All Them Witches. The single features custom artwork by Katy Black of Spoonbenders.
Resolution was produced by Kevin Mckeown (Black Pistol Fire) and mixed by Alain Johannes (Queens of the Stone Age, Chris Cornell, PJ Harvey, Arctic Monkeys). The album received a wellspring of praise from NPR, New Noise Magazine, KNAC Radio (SF), The Obelisk, and many more.
“Manipulator” is available as a standalone single on streaming and download, released June 16th, 2026 via Permanent Teeth. Resolution is available on LP, cassette and download via Permanent Teeth. Orders are available HERE.
“Finds the band imbuing a sense of drama as they lean into a sound that marries indie rock and prog. The song twists and turns in a way that pulls you into its mysterious nature while maintaining a melodic sensibility.” — Glide Magazine
"A deeply personal fusion of post-punk, dream pop and art rock. Lustig’s surreal compositional flair pairs seamlessly with Porto’s mesmerizing soundscapes, crafting intricately layered songs that pulse with depth and atmospheric richness." -- It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine
"Underground art-rock channeling Ron Mael (Sparks)." -- Echoes & Dust
NYC band MANICBURG announce their new EP, Resist The Gravity today. The EP is culled from four filmed studio performances at The Hit Factory (NYC) and The Brooklyn Pearl (Dumbo, NYC.) The EP is available to hear and share on all DSPs HERE.
The band previously released the official video for their single "Harness (with Wooden Hips)". The video is a clever juxtaposition of music video and news, with several subtle tributes, both visual and musical to past heroes that attentive listeners with enjoy deciphering. Watch the video and read about it HERE. (Direct YouTube.)
Glide Magazine previously shared the captivating animated video for lead single "One For You and One For Me" HERE (Direct YouTube.)
MANICBURG is a new project born in northern Manhattan. It is the trait d’union of two sonic worlds: that of NYC native Ray Lustig and Italy’s Luigi Porto.
The New York Times calls Lustig’s previous work, “surreally beautiful…ecstatic…rapturous,” The Washington Post hails its “eerie prescience.” Likewise, Angelo Badalamenti praises Porto’s work as “abstract, hypnotizing, absolutely unique,” and Stuart Maconie highlights its “incredibly striking atmospheres.”
Lustig and Porto trade off lead vocal roles, with markedly distinct voices and deliveries, Lustig with a theatrical edge, while Porto melds his rounded crooning tone with a punk inflection. Lustig also plays accordion and Hammond organ, Porto a warm hollow-body overdriven tone Combined with the Latin-rooted indie rock rhythmic sensibility of Barahona, Espinoza, and Salmon, the band’s live sound can be explosive yet controlled, atmospheric yet urgent, always in service of the true protagonist in Manicburg’s music: the song itself.
This EP acts as a companion piece to the debut album, revisiting the material from a different angle, with arrangements that at times diverge radically from the album versions. The theatrical garage-psych of “Silken Pavilion” erupts here into its darker and harsher incarnation, while “Monkey World” is translated through greater tonal density and a newly expanded instrumental section, built around the dialogue between guitar and Hammond through Leslie speakers, one of the defining voices of the Brooklyn Pearl recordings.
Yet perhaps the most fascinating transformation belongs to “All Together Now.” On the album recording, the song exists as a fully acoustic and choral piece, “larger than life” in its layered vocal arrangements, oversized acoustic guitar ensemble, trumpet, and samples taken from a Spanish procession. Here, onstage, or rather in the darkness of The Brooklyn Pearl’s industrial basement, it becomes something altogether different: a dark electric invocation, wholly ritualistic in nature, driven by a martial pulse, and counterpointed by accordion and the gradually ascending vocal harmonies.
The final recording is a completely stripped-down version of “Silken Pavilion,” featuring only Porto and Lustig reducing the song to its harmonic bare essentials through acoustic guitar, accordion, and their voices, recorded live at the historic studios of The Hit Factory, where the album itself was produced. Whether indulging in extravagant echoes of musical theatre and post-punk or retreating to two stools performing unplugged , Manicburg seems always about the core musical substance of their songs.
While the band’s stage performances hearken to antique and dramatic public rites, their forthcoming self-titled debut spans a vast sonic palette at times reminiscent of modern post-punk, dreampop and art-rock artists like Blonde Redhead, Bauhaus and Radiohead. The duo’s intricately crafted songs are testament to Lustig and Porto’s vast training and experience in the field. To wit:
Ray Lustig, as a composer/performer has created for the symphonic stage, theatre, and mixed media, and he teaches composition at The Juilliard School. His music is performed and recorded by numerous orchestras, ensembles, and soloists around the world, at venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Bartok Plusz Opera Festival, and Lincoln Center.
Hailing from the Italian underground and experimental scene, Luigi Porto has released albums under several monikers (Appleyard College, Mond), and toured with bands (Maisie, Anima Virus), scored films (Uljhan, Arbëria), and composed for orchestra and stage. Besides performing solo and with ensembles, his music has been at Carnegie Hall, La Croisette, Stanislavsky Theatre and many international venues.
Resist The Gravity is a digital only release via Bandcamp and streaming services via Respirano Records. The band's debut album Manicburg is available on LP, CD and streaming/download via Respirano Records released on October 25th, 2024. Order HERE / Save HERE.
Artist: MANICBURG
Album: Resist The Gravity EP
Label: Respirano Records
Release Date: June 12, 2026
01. Silken Pavilion (Live at The Brooklyn Pearl)
02. Monkey World (Live at The Brooklyn Pearl)
03. All Together Now (Live at The Brooklyn Pearl)
04. Silken Pavilion (Unplugged - Live at The Hit Factory)
