Listen up, greaseballs and gearheads! If you think rock ‘n’ roll has lost its sense of dangerous, dumb-fun swag, then you haven’t been baptized in the murky waters of Bog Witch. Their latest single, “Mr. Fly“, is a buzzing, fuzzed-out punch that’s here to wake up the dead and annoy the living.
Slamming into the world since October 1, 2025, “Mr. Fly” makes a genius move by trading the standard-issue electric guitar for a driving, relentless rhythm ukulele. Yeah, you read that right. A ukulele. But forget any tranquil, beachside strumming—this thing is weaponized. It’s the snarling, rhythmic engine that drives the whole damn track, proving that rock attitude isn’t about what instrument you play, but how hard you play it.
The track is built on a formidable foundation: that killer uke, a bassline that grooves deep in the pocket, solid-as-hell drums, and ghostly harmonies that float over the fray like swamp gas. But the secret weapon? The mother-hubbarding SAXOPHONE. It’s a standout, wailing line that moves through the mix with a retro-pop pulse, giving the track a sweaty, CBGB’s-on-a-Tuesday-night vibe.
This is no mindless party anthem. They’ve taken a page from the gothic playbook of poet Emily Dickinson, turning a common housefly into a dark meditation on mortality and our messed-up, co-dependent relationship with death itself. With brilliantly withered lines like, “You’re ugly and you don’t care / if nobody wants you there,” and straight-up borrowing Dickinson’s iconic “I heard a fly buzz when I died,” the song stabilises punk-rock sneer with legit existential weight.
“Mr. Fly” proves the fact that rock is far from dead. It’s just been hiding in the bog, getting weirder and wilder, waiting for the right moment to buzz right in your face. This track doesn’t only have legs; it has wings. And it’s coming for you.