{"id":18057,"date":"2026-01-23T10:09:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=18057"},"modified":"2026-01-23T10:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:10:07","slug":"horsefight-shows-their-classic-rock-influences-on-no-reason-at-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=18057","title":{"rendered":"HORSEFIGHT shows their classic rock influences on &#8220;No Reason At All&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HORSEFIGHT-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18058\" style=\"width:554px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HORSEFIGHT-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HORSEFIGHT-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HORSEFIGHT-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HORSEFIGHT-930x620.jpg 930w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HORSEFIGHT.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Seattle WA &#8212; Alternative-garage rock band HORSEFIGHT, whose schtick has been merging the Pixies and the Stones ever since their debut EP released in February 2025, is dropping a new single from their upcoming EP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u201cWe flipped a coin, with one side being the Pixies and the other being the Stones,\u201d vocalist\/guitarist\/songwriter Greg Wood says. \u201cThis time it came up Stones.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The new single &#8220;No Reason At All&#8221; certainly has a Stonesy foundation, but clearly draws from other classic rock sounds like Alice Cooper, Foghat, and Aerosmith. But that\u2019s not to say the \u201890s influence is absent. There\u2019s a touch of early Built to Spill on the vocals, and a heap of Pixies guitar tone and attitude throughout the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Bassist Sabine Bischofberger lays down a pounding bass line, anchoring the song\u2019s polyrhythm, while drummer Fred Ness draws his parts straight off of the Stones\u2019 masterpiece Exile on Main Street. Wood takes a simple-yet-elegant solo, getting the point across with few notes but full power \u201cHoly Ghost (the band\u2019s first single from the upcoming EP) really captures our reckless \u201890s spirit,\u201d says Wood. \u201cThis single shows our classic rock influence. And lyrically, it\u2019s just as nihilistic as ever, if not more so.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"No Reason at All\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F6Fd0xW9xkQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The track is a clear nod to significant rock acts from yesteryear, which seemingly has become the horsefight mission statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Horsefight will release a new EP in March, chock full of their trademark blend of \u201890s alternative goodness mixed with classic homage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HORSEFIGHT began rocking in Seattle in 2023. Striving to meld late \u201860s and early \u201870s classic rock with an early \u201890s alternative\/college rock sound, their efforts sound like if the Stones met the Pixies, the Velvet Underground with Dinosaur Jr.\u2019s solos, or T. Rex after jamming out to Pavement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guitarist\/vocalist Greg Wood, bassist\/vocalist Sabine Bischofberger, and drummer Fred Ness have played shows regularly in and around Seattle, at venues like Sunset Tavern, Central Saloon, Blue Moon Tavern, Mountain Room, and Darrell\u2019s Tavern, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The groups debut EP \u201cVolunteer\u201d was released in February 2025, led by the singles \u201cCease and Desist,\u201d \u201cFree Time,\u201d and \u201cAnhedonia,\u201d which all received considerable airplay on college and non-commercial radio stations throughout the US and Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Secretly they\u2019re trying to write the best song that was never on the Clueless soundtrack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>visit HORSEFIGHT online:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Website:&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.horsefight.band\/\"><strong>https:\/\/www.horsefight.band<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Linktree:&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/f7430619.disco-tracking.net\/campaign_redir?business_id=48391&amp;campaign_id=218011&amp;session_recipient_id=133989771&amp;url=NB2HI4DTHIXS63DJNZVXI4ROMVSS62DPOJZWKZTJM5UHI%3D%3D%3D&amp;signature=72lULPu8qtDLA9hZgXCOyM8cdK4%3AvQCMghMn\"><strong>https:\/\/linktr.ee\/horsefight<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instagram:&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/f7430619.disco-tracking.net\/campaign_redir?business_id=48391&amp;campaign_id=218011&amp;session_recipient_id=133989771&amp;url=NB2HI4DTHIXS653XO4XGS3TTORQWO4TBNUXGG33NF5UG64TTMVTGSZ3IORZWKYLUORWGKLY%3D&amp;signature=jvr7bkSFYNQjuNmMzutfeD5IsnI%3AvQCMghMn\"><strong>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/horsefightseattle\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facebook:&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/f7430619.disco-tracking.net\/campaign_redir?business_id=48391&amp;campaign_id=218011&amp;session_recipient_id=133989771&amp;url=NB2HI4DTHIXS653XO4XGMYLDMVRG633LFZRW63JPOBZG6ZTJNRSS44DIOA7WSZB5GEYDAMBZGI2DSNRVHA3DOMRSEZWWSYTFPB2GSZB5JRIVCSRUMQ%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D&amp;signature=4iTuw0zjOCXrGEbnumlRtJP8vIg%3AvQCMghMn\"><strong>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/horsefightseattle\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Apple Music:&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/f7430619.disco-tracking.net\/campaign_redir?business_id=48391&amp;campaign_id=218011&amp;session_recipient_id=133989771&amp;url=NB2HI4DTHIXS63LVONUWGLTBOBYGYZJOMNXW2L3VOMXWC4TUNFZXIL3IN5ZHGZLGNFTWQ5BPGE3TEMBVGA4DCMJU&amp;signature=bkBmDkkL-xNyIWBo-k1PbD_7LnY%3AvQCMghMn\"><strong>https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/artist\/horsefight\/1720508114<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: horsefight\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; 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