Premiere: The Fauns Share New Single 'Shake Your Hair'
New album How lost Out January 19 via Invada
January 16, 2024
It's been over ten years since the last album from Bristol based band The Fauns. The band debuted in 2009 with a self-titled album, followed by 2013's Lights, both of which leaned into a trend for atmospheric shoe settings. Their upcoming third album, How lost, finds the original three members of the band, Michael Savage, Alison Garner and Guy Rhys Davies, going in new directions, along with composer Will Slater. The record gradually came together over the years, tracking the evolution of the band as they steadily incorporated a number of new influences into their mix of styles, drawing from new wave, electronic and dance music.
Savage explains of the record, “We were determined not to tread familiar ground with the third album. We consciously chose to move away from shoegaze conventions, infusing our music with elements of electro and disco. It's been a delicate balancing act, but we think it's working well.”
The full album will be released later this week, but today The Fauns are sharing a final single from the record, “Shake Your Hair,” which will premiere with Under the Radar.
“Shake Your Hair” is one of the band's darkest and most decadent efforts, overshadowed by calm vocals, heavy guitars and an explosive electronic beat. The track's rhythms pulse and contract, remaining restless and propulsive even as Garner's vocals layer over endless layers of guitar. At times, it's almost as if the track's melodies play in slow motion over the feverish beat. Meanwhile, the accompanying video embraces the track's sensual, club-ready aesthetic, featuring an intense BDSM relationship bathed in red-red light.
The band describes the track as “The Fauns wander into a BDSM club. Lyrically darker than usual but obscure as is our way. This piece was put together after a screening of “Dogs Don't Wear Pants” directed by Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää (a beautiful but challenging watch, highly recommended).
Check out the song and video below. How lost out January 19 via Invada.
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