About R.M.F.C.

R.M.F.C. is the project of multi-instrumentalist Buz Clatworthy. What started as a home studio project has developed into a full-fledged live band and a major player within the global DIY punk underground. With the album ‘Club Hits’ (2023), he grew into one of the standard-bearers of the egg punk scene, but supplemented with influences from post-punk and New Zealand jangle-pop. His sound has a strong DIY ethos and is raw, full of fuzzy guitars and catchy hooks.

Hive Volumes 1 & 2 LP
R.M.F.C. (or Rock Music Fan Club) is the bedroom recording project of New South Wales teen Buz Clatworthy, and this LP compiles his first two cassettes. This fits nicely alongside any of the recent spate of releases from fellow NWI-worshiping Aussies, like RESEARCH REACTOR CORP, DISCO JUNK, GEE TEE, etc. What sets R.M.F.C. apart from those other bands is his willingness to slow things down a bit. While there are plenty of the lightning-fast tracks that you’ve probably come to expect from this lot, songs like “Television” and “Mirror” creep by in comparison and really allow you the time to appreciate the odd mix of influences these kids are working with. Maybe it’s just because I feel a little inundated with speedy DEVO-core lately, but I find myself preferring these slower tracks. Regardless, this is an impressive collection of tunes, and I’m looking forward to seeing what this kid comes up with next.
– MRR #453 • February 2021