Faerie Ring are sharing both a streaming link and a live video for their latest single, “New Gods.” The song is from their forthcoming, self-titled album, out August 21 via King Volume Records.
“Our last album, Weary Traveler, was happy-go-lucky,” says band guitarist, vocalist, and primary songwriter James Wallwork. “But so much has happened since that came out in 2023, both in our personal lives and in the rest of the world. Songs like ‘Lost Boy’ reflect the furious, “I don’t even care” attitude I felt after my divorce, while ‘Gargoyle’ is a doomed-out perspective of realizing you’ll grow old alone. ‘No Surrender,’ meanwhile, was inspired by the latest Israel-Palestine conflict, and it’s written from the perspective of someone living in Gaza during the war. Ultimately, Faerie Ring is a cathartic album that acknowledges that death is real, but so is love. This is an album about love and triumph in a time of existential dread.”
Adding Torche guitarist Jonathan Nuñez to the mastering process proved equally impactful. “I’ve been a lifelong fan of Torche,” says Wallwork, “so having him involved is insane to me. He drastically changed this record. It’s much more akin to how we present ourselves live.” Huglus agrees: “Listening to his mastering was like hearing the album for the first time. We loved the original version of the record, but he completely changed it for the better.”
“I’ve got the blinders up to everything I don’t need,” says lead guitarist Kyle Hulgus about the debut song. “It’s just me in a tunnel, and the only way out is through. The belief in myself is what will get me there. Believe in electric guitar, and it will believe in you.
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