Release: 15th March
Label: Scottish Fiction
Released on the Scottish Fiction label, “Birthday Flowers” is Foreignfox’s latest and biggest statement of intent yet.
The Dunfermline 4-piece have been a regular on the Scottish scene ever since their debut in 2014, but here we see a band re-energised, pushing their alt-rock sound to the limits. Jonny Watt’s distinct vocals bring the fuzzy guitars and pounding drums together, reminiscent of NYC’s finest post-punk exports Interpol.
Foreignfox are not ones to shy away from difficult topics, nae they take them on head first. New single ‘Birthday Flowers’ is no difficult as it sees them tackle the helplessness and destruction caused from gambling addiction.
It’s a subject clearly close to frontman Jonny Watt as he explains: “I have close friends who’ve struggled with gambling addiction and seen the destruction it has caused. When I was first asked to write this song I had no idea how to approach it. The worst thing I think I could have done was to water it down to the point where it’s no longer what it was originally intended to be. At it’s heart, this is a dedication from one brother to another – I had to be respectful of that. I have to always be respectful of that.”
They are quite simply one of the most emotive and powerful Scottish band since Glasvegas.
Live
28th February – The Cellar, Aberdeen (supporting Man of Moon)
13th April – Independent, Sunderland
14th April – Fulford Arms, York
15th April – Sofar Sounds, Manchester
16th April – Leopard, Doncaster
17th April – The Salty Dog, Northwich
21st April – The Islington, London
26th April – King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow
27th April – Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
18th May – Gig at the Goil, Lochgoilhead
31st May – MacArts, Galashiels
10th August – Party at the Palace, Linlithgow
7th September – Outwith Festival, Dunfermline
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