The West Country’s best-kept secret, Wuzy Bambussy, just dropped a face-melter. “Little Lion,” the lead single from their impending debut LP The Ghost & The Rhythm, is perfect.
Nikolai Jones, the architect behind the boards, builds a track that’s all muscle and shadow. Forget quaint nostalgia; this is a driving, pulsating rhythm section that feels like a night drive through rain-slicked city streets. And then he throws in these after-hours jazz horns that don’t smooth things over—they HAUNT the track, adding a layer of smoky, desperate cool.
But every great rock track needs a voice that can either soar above the chaos or claw its way through it. Enter Kat Harrison. Her vocals on “Little Lion” are the secret weapon. She’s not just singing Bambussy’s dark prose about clawing for a fallen love in a messed-up world; she’s LIVING it, embodying that “intimate yet epic, vulnerable yet amped” contradiction that defines every great rock anthem.
Lyrically? They gave us the goods, so let’s shout ‘em out. This ain’t fluffy love stuff. “Little Lion / Woe betide / those that plot / To break your stride” is a line you scream with a fist in the air. It’s about rebelliousness in a “Concrete jungle / Metal thorn” world. The chorus is a primal, chanting plea for loyalty: “Run come rally / when I fall come find me.” It’s epic, it’s real, and it’s designed to be shouted back at a live show until your throat is shredded.
This is more than a “first offering.” This is a line in the sand. Nikolai Jones proves he’s not just a knob-twiddler, and Kat Harrison stakes her claim as a frontperson with both haunting presence and raw power. Together, as Wuzy Bambussy, they’ve made a track that’s atmospheric yet goes so hard. “Little Lion” unleashes its spirit animal in your living room and dares you to tame it. Consider us rallied.