mssv - See You Through

mssv - See You ThroughSome bands go on tour. Other bands really go on tour. mssv falls in the latter category. In 2025, their 69-date trip was crammed into about that many days, as the trio traveled tirelessly from state to state, from continent to continent. But maybe that kind of work ethic is to be expected when you’ve got the legendary Mike Watt in the ranks. Somehow, in between all that jamming econo, mssv (which also features ace guitarist Mike Bagetta and veteran drummer Stephen Hodges) found time to record their fourth LP at Chris Schlarb’s BIG EGO studio in Long Beach, CA. See You Through might be my favorite mssv LP yet; it’s lean and mean, scratchy and catchy, sounding at times like the Minutemen attempting a righteous cover of Neil Young’s Zuma. As you might expect from a band that tours so hard, the interplay is downright telepathic, changing moods and grooves at will, locking in and wilding out.