Review of ‘Scars’ from The Fismits – Have you heard it yet? ‘Scars’ from the Fismits has been out 6 days now so I hope you have checked it out!
The track carries the weight of time with ease, like it always knew it would find its moment to shine brighter than stage performances. What makes ‘Scars’ so special? It holds tension and tenderness in the same breath. The instrumentation isn’t rushed, it kind of unfolds with the story perfectly.
The guitars have that familiar late 90s early 2000s feel. Slightly emotional and a little nostalgic. Nothing in the song feels too much or overdone. Every sound placed just right giving the song room to flow naturally
Genre wise, it leans comfortably into alternative rock, tapping into that slightly melancholic corner of alt. Somewhere between indie rock and post grunge.
‘Scars’ feels well lived in. Knowing it was written three decades ago adds to it’s magic. Emotions teleported through time to a new world 30 years later, and still completely relevant, relatable and danceable.
The song also doesn’t dramatise pain, it simply acknowledges it, processes it, and turns it into something strangely comforting.
Listening to it again and again, I couldn’t help but be pulled back to nights at The Play alt club in Durban. The dimly lit dancefloor, the sense of belonging in a slightly off centre world, where the music wasn’t just background noise but a shared language. ‘Scars‘ carries that exact energy. It’s nostalgic without being stuck in the past, emotional without being heavy.
More than anything, ‘Scars’ feels like a song that’s been waiting patiently to be heard like this. And now that it’s here, you should go get it!
Stream ‘Scars’ from The Fismits here
