Collection: COASTAL FIRE DEPT.

Formed in 2013 in the Vale, Guernsey, Coastal Fire Dept. serves as a throwback to the heady days of 90s alt rock & grunge guitar bands with a modern twist & other influences thrown in from time to time. CFD is all about big driving melodic guitars with catchy choruses that stick in your head.

The band is guitarist/vocalist Ollie Goddard, bassist Saad Frihmat & drummer Ozzy Austin.

CFD first released music in 2019 with their mini-album Control & have been pushing their sound ever since.

In 2020, Ken Andrews (Failure, Stone Temple Pilots, Chris Cornell & more) mixed their single You Are Stuck which they followed with their catchy two minute grunge song I Don't Wanna Hold Your Hand.

Keen to evolve their sound, 2021 saw a move towards a harder guitar driven vibe. It also saw the band record three singles with Kellii Scott (Failure, Queens of the Stone Age, Veruca Salt & more) on drums.

CFD released their last album Outsiders in 2023 & followed this up with a string of singles starting in October 2023. The EP ‘Flood The Saltpans…Save The Vale’ will be released in January 2024.

Sonically, CFD are moving to a slightly harder, looser, punkier sound but still very much in catchy grunge territory.

Often compared to Nirvana & Pixies, the band is unashamedly influenced by those iconic bands, but are also influenced by later bands such as Violent Soho, Superheaven, Balance And Composure & Title Fight.