Local Music Review: Fiig — Sirens

Fiig
Sirens
2843445 Records DK
Street: 09.18.2025
Fiig = Tame Impala + Your Dad’s Favorite Bands

Ambient noises in music can be a very polarizing topic, some people see it as added depth, while others may see it as a distraction from the core of the music. Personally, I am a sucker for a good bit of ambient noise in my music, so I was immediately grabbed by the first track “The Descent of Venus.”

I’m getting ahead of myself though, because as any good gourmand knows, you don’t eat with your mouth first — you first eat with your eyes. This album has a really strong sense of what it is thematically. The design of the album art, the individual covers for the songs and the titles for the songs themselves work in a really great harmony that tells you not only did someone pay attention while making this art — someone enjoyed making this art, and that is extremely important as the passion bleeds through into the music. 

Returning to the music, it’s great. It’s familiar, but it’s not something I’ve heard before. I say that because there are elements of inspiration that I can definitely recognize, drawing influences from classic rock and some more contemporaneous pop, but it’s combined in a fashion that we haven’t seen all that much of. It’s like if Tame Impala (did you know it’s actually just one guy) took way more direction from bands like The Doors, especially with some of the more honky tonk influences that most of the album takes on. 

Personally I think “first guess, best guess” with this album. The first track is a very strong introduction into what the band has to offer, and I think besides some very minor production notes this could slot seamlessly into a playlist of the largest and latest from today’s artists. If you told me this song was what was hot this year, it’s what the kids are TikTok-ing to, I’d believe you. 

Taking a look at the other four tracks on the album; there is a lot of space that can get lost between the songs where the rhythm, vocals and general vibe of the track remains very similar with only some specific elements to differentiate it. Like, there are some spots in the four tracks after “The Descent of Venus” that if you played next to one another it would sound like you’re just skipping around within one song, aside from some minor changes in tempo. 

That is to say, it’s hard to distinguish what is a sonic throughline for the album and what is a slight redundancy. In summary, I think Fiig has a ton of potential, they’ve got a strong sense of what they do and they know where they need to be thematically — however I think they could use some work making sure they’re keeping things fresh throughout an album. Otherwise, I really like what though, and I can’t wait to see more from Fiig! —Cam Elliott

Read more reviews by Cam Elliott:
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