News: Fan Girl release EP real or staged + accompanying video for new track “mid century”

“‘mid century’ was a slow burn, a song that evolved from a shitty iPhone voice memo drum loop, into a live staple, before eventually becoming the final puzzle piece that completed the EP. The brief was: dumb, explosive, yet cleverly considered. Over the top chaotic energy balanced with an understated steady groove. Something comfortable, familiar, and lived in, yet modern. Something Mid Century.”  the band say.

“The song then began its intergalactic voyage to Oli Barton-Wood (Nilüfer Yanya, Shame, Do Nothing) in London, where he applied his astounding mixing abilities and general good taste, before being flown across town to Felix Davis (Porridge Radio, Folly Group, The Murder Capital) who mastered it flawlessly with his bare hands, all to bring it to you here today.”

The EP is completed by a hypnotic mood piece, “away”, a song that takes the listener through a ruminating, numbing and contemplative aching, before spitting into a panic attack. “It’s a song about longing, depersonalisation, climate change and the fourth most livable city in the world.” say Fan Girl.

“‘away’ has existed in many forms over its lifetime. There was, at one stage, thirteen different versions of the song, all sitting very uncomfortably in a crowded Dropbox folder – all very different in their instrumentation, mood and feel.” Ultimately, the song eventually arrived as a stripped-back, sombre piece that is simultaneously a complete departure from the band, whilst unequivocally being one of the most accurate distillations of everything that makes Fan Girl who they are. It’s a breather, providing some much-needed clarity in the eye of the rest of the EP’s chaos.