Phoebe Rings – Fading Star: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Rising Tāmaki Makaurau band, Phoebe Rings share Fading Star, the charming new single from their forthcoming debut album, Aseurai, due June 6th on Carpark Records.
Here’s the blurb with more:
Fading Star is the final single to be released from Aseurai and follows ‘Aseurai’, ‘Drifting’ and ‘Get Up‘, which have seen support and acclaim from Pitchfork, Paste, Flood, Rolling Stone, Happy Mag, Northern Transmissions, plus adds to Spotify Fresh Finds AU&NZ.
Phoebe Rings have just announced a 35-date US tour including supporting The Beths this Oct-Dec and a string of headline shows, full details below.
The groove persists with ‘Fading Star,’ through which the dream pop quartet continues to evolve their sound by adding rhythms that snap into place and steely jazz/rock guitar solos. ‘Fading Star‘ sees the group return to work with Punctum Productions and director Nahyeon Lee for their office themed music video, which was made with assistance from NZ On Air Music.
‘Fading Star‘ was conceptualised by drummer and producer Alex Freer after seeing musicians and bands that he loved and respected tour NZ to smaller crowds, and feeling like the size of their audiences was not equal to the impact they had on his, and everyone else’s lives. Freer shares, “‘Fading Star’ was built upon harmony inspired by city pop and disco jazz. I wanted the verses to have more of a Talking Heads/Orange Juice rudimentary groove while the choruses have twinkly, dreamy layers with string synth and warbly guitar. The bridge allows a moment of full disco excess with percussion, clavinet synth, and a tube screamer guitar solo.”
Thur 30 Oct – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC &
Fri 31 Oct – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA &
Sat 1 Nov – Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville, TN &
Mon 3 Nov – The Studio At The Bomb Factory – Dallas, TX &
Tue 4 Nov – Emo’s – Austin, TX &
Thur 6 Nov – The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ &
Fri 7 Nov – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA &
Wed 12 Nov – Ace of Spades – Sacramento, CA &
Sat 15 Nov – The Moore Theatre – Seattle, WA &
Sat 16 Nov – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC &
Tue 18 Nov – Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT &
Wed 19 Nov – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO &
Fri 21 Nov – The Truman – Kansas City, MO &
Sat 22 Nov – Palace Theatre – Saint Paul, MN &
Sun 23 Nov – The Salt Shed (Indoor) – Chicago, IL &
Mon 24 Nov – Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL !
Tue 25 Nov – Globe Iron – Cleveland, OH &
Wed 26 Nov – Roxian Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA &
Fri 28 Nov – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON &
Sat 29 Nov – Beanfield Theatre – Montreal, QC &
Sun 30 Nov – Deep Cuts – Boston, MA $
Tue 2 Dec – Royale – Boston, MA &
Wed 3 Dec – Fete Music Hall – Providence, RI &
Thur 4 Dec – Night Club 101 – New York, NY
Fri 5 Dec – Brooklyn Paramount – Brooklyn, NY &
Sat 6 Dec – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA &
Mon 8 Dec – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA ^
Wed 10 Dec – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC &
Thur 11 Dec – Songbyrd – Washington, DC *
Sat 13 Dec – Vera Project – Seattle, WA
Sun 14 Dec – Lollipop Shoppe – Portland, OR& w/ The Beths
! w/ Good Flying Birds, Cootie Catcher
$ w/ Greg Davis, Jake Mandell
^ w/ Dylan Baldi (solo sax)
* w/ Memory Tapes
Phoebe Rings are a dream pop quartet from Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland, New Zealand). While Phoebe Rings was originally a solo project of Crystal Choi, their new album Aseurai marks a shift with contributing songwriting credits from the whole band, which includes guitar/synthesist Simeon Kavanagh-Vincent, bassist Benjamin Locke and drummer/producer Alex Freer.
Dubbed an “indie supergroup” by RNZ, the four musicians cut their teeth working on other notable NZ projects such as Princess Chelsea, Fazerdaze, Tiny Ruins, AC Freazy, Sea Views and Lucky Boy^. With a more ambitious collection of instruments, Choi says this album heralds the start of true collaboration: “I feel more precious about this LP because it includes everyone’s gems.” The broth is richer with more cooks in the kitchen, and the brewing of textures creates a distinct ‘Phoebe Rings’ sound.
“아스라이 흩어지는 하늘의 별이 (May the falling light of faraway stars) / 그대의 손 끝에 닿아 숨이 돼주길 (Reach your fingertips and let you breathe),” Choi sings in the title track “Aseurai.” Imagined as a breezy track inspired by a 90’s Korean pop band, Choi discovered, when fleshing out the lyrics, that it was about yearning for people she couldn’t see anymore. Kavanagh-Vincent’s lead single “Drifting” is an unrequited celestial love song with bouncing bass and playful synths.
With Aseurai, Phoebe Rings mark out a brilliant new constellation in their sky, bringing their individual compositions to the fore whilst seamlessly threading them into one celestial body.
Phoebe Rings – Aseurai
out June 6 via Carpark Records
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Track List:
1. Aseurai
2. Not A Necessity
3. Mandarin Tree
4. Get Up
5. Playground Song
6. Fading Star
7. Static
8. Drifting
9. Blue Butterfly
10. Good Night
