California post-punk outfit Fearing have released the opening track of their upcoming Destroyer album as a single and video. The full-length comes out September 29th on Profound Lore Records. This is the band’s second album, but their first with the label. Check out the video for “I Was So Alive” below.
Pre-order Destroyer here.
A striking singular vision of abyssal maritime desolation, Destroyer showcases a more energetic side of the band with a stripped down three-piece lineup and a more minimal sound. The album pushes and pulls the boundaries between dark and pop music with a much more urgent feel than their previous releases.
As the album opener “I Was So Alive” races through dynamics and melodies in a way that feels snappy in contrast to the groups more familiar shoegaze repetition, there are other tracks that reignite the subtle darkwave influence found in some of Fearing’s earlier work.
Destroyer was recorded by Fearing, mixed by Chris King, and mastered by Dan Lowndes of Resonance Sound.
Destroyer, tracklisting:
01 I Was So Alive
02 Scars
03 Destroyer
04 Let It Grow
05 The Sun Sets On Me
06 Finding Where You Are
07 The Flame
08 Gravity
09 You See Me
Fearing, on tour (w/ Portrayal Of Guilt, GAG):
August 23: District Bar – Spokane WA
August 24: Shrine Basement – Boise ID
August 26: D3 Arts – Denver CO
August 27: Reverb Lounge – Omaha NE
August 28: Turf Club – St. Paul MN
August 30: Cactus Club – Milwaukee WI
August 31: Off Broadway – St. Louis MO
September 01: Healer – Indianapolis IN
Fearing is a dark post-punk band based in California. The group was created by James Rogers and Brian Vega, two producers who came to be friends years before while going to hardcore shows in Reno, Nevada. After spending the next decade touring in various bands, the two reconnected while living in Oakland, California over their shared interest in darkwave and electronic music. Having started Fearing as a 4 piece guitar band with full acoustic drums, to now touring and recording as a 3 electronic hybrid (which includes Joey Camello on guitar), the group has showcased a potential to grow and change in a way that keeps their fan’s interested, and their live performances unique.
Since their debut EP A Life Of None (2017), followed by their widely celebrated Black Sand EP (2018), Fearing have been procuring a constant flow of commendable releases. Through vigorous touring and live endeavors (having toured alongside the likes of Gatecreeper, She Wants Revenge, Soft Kill, Choir Boy, Narrow Head, and Death Bells, along with playing notable festivals as Substance, Home Sick, and Out From The Shadows), and since the release of Shadow, Fearing have cemented themselves at the apex of today’s post-punk and darkwave movements.
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