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“Teddy Rizzo don’t waste single bit of energy, each of them doing precisely one thing at precisely one step bigger and noisier than is strictly comfortable. It’s a huge sound, taking sugary pop-punk and addling a thick layer of giant, tempestuous noise. Very loud, very large, and very good fun.” Gallery Listen
“Teddy Rizzo’s muscles bulge at the seam of their shirts until they rip clean open, gigantic guitars and rhythms pounding at your mind until the vocal arrives to explode your skull like a melon. Relentless, soaring, calculated mayhem.” Gallery Learn More Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
“Teddy Rizzo have grown a singer and a bass player since I last saw them but their drum-and-guitar two-piece roots have served them well, an immoveable foundation for these wild and wailing songs. Every element of this set is built like a granite boulder, and it feels like it’s all landing on your head at […]
“Teddy Rizzo is one of those acts that makes you reconsider your positions. I usually assume instrumental bands are just lazy or pretentious; too arty for lyrics, or just can’t sing. To be fair, this may be true of Teddy Rizzo, but it really doesn’t matter – these songs are so expressive and just so […]
“Teddy Rizzo’s love for the technicians of rock screams through in this collection of instrumental pieces taken from his ‘Wai Kei’ EP. The Tom Morello influence is strong, but that precision is happily loosened and unspooled, occasionally venturing into full-on Bob Mould chord-mania. Accompanied only by cheerfully demented drumming, this is as stripped-back as it […]