THE FAUVES – new album -Tropical Strength – out NOV 1 on Valve via MGM
first single – un-Australians – detached OCT 4 https://ffm.to/un-australians
Have you ever failed the Pub Test? Have you ever had unpatriotic thoughts? Do you laugh every Invasion Day when people tip pink paint over the heads of Captain Cook statues? Wait a sec, do you call it Invasion Day? That’s un-Australian. Do you know and/or like a vegan? Did you sleep through last year’s dawn service? Do you find yourself tempted to answer rhetorical questions? You are un-Australian. You are not alone; so many Australians are un-Australian. Un-Australian Australians. Paradoxes and oxymorons. Wait a sec, did you just use two words derived from Ancient Greek in one sentence?
Out now, un-Australians, the first song off The Fauves 13th album Tropical Strength. Ask for it by name. Or by any other name. The result is bound to be the same.
as directed by the ever exuberant Andrew Cox
“We have made a video tape recording for our new song, un-Australians. Don’t worry too much about the technology – it’s too complicated to explain here. There are magnets and tape and electricity, and people who say, “Let’s take 5”, although the mandated 5-minute rest period is rarely adhered to and can often extend out as far as half an hour. This video was filmed in 1997 when we toured the Northern Territory by light plane. We played shows at places like Nhulunbuy and Katherine, often* to small crowds and very poor receptions. We videoed the tour on handycam, put it on VCR and let it sit in a cupboard for 27 years. That’s why the resolution is so good. Contrary to popular opinion, VCR tapes age like fine wine and generally take at least 20 years of cellaring to look their best.”
Like an explosive can of banned substances THE FAUVES return with an absolute cracker of an album – TROPICAL STRENGTH. Once the regulators are done with figuring out what secret ingredients went into the chemistry of this uncontrolled chimera it will no doubt be pranked as one of the finest they have released. Recorded in the luxurious off shore havens of Bali, just like any aged timebomb has set off a musical work of time honoured art. It reeks of mature confidence and innate song writing quality lyrically coasting their twisted satirical bent of humour with a devout cleverness and fresh sense of the modern now. Take it from me… if you can given the penchant for spilling my guts in an interrogation room over a concerted bout of coercion – this is the one alright! Who do I pay to get this out of here?
THE FAUVES
Everything you want from The Fauves and none of the stuff you don’t. Now in new-for-2024 hologram format, The Fauves version 4.1.2.6* provides a seamless concert experience. Download the app to set musician competence levels or fast-forward through parts of the gig you don’t like. Pause the show when you’re full and take the rest of it home to enjoy the next day. Purchase the VIP package to hang around backstage with your favourite digital band in a conversationally safe environment. Don’t be fooled by the toned musculature and flawless complexions of our all-new holograms – these facsimiles have been programmed to reproduce all the flaws and quirks of the old decommissioned, no longer supported human format, but in a way we know you’ll love. All tickets come with a mandatory lifetime subscription to all other tickets to all other Fauves shows, such as may be performed now or in the future, all for a low, low $29.99 a month, while stocks last.**
* The Fauves’ 13th album Tropical Strength is out in November. While it was recorded by the superseded human version, our coding team is working tirelessly to redesign the songs based on a range of popular algorithms for a better, upgraded listening experience!
** Currently 7.59 billion years, or when the earth is swallowed by the sun, in part or in full, whichever occurs first, notwithstanding such other catastrophic events as may imperil the ongoing viability of the Earth, or any potential neighbouring planets or interstellar bodies (hereinafter, the “host environments”), to support human and/or hologram life).
On TOUR with CUSTARD and THE STRESS OF LEISURE
all the info HERE
SAT 9 NOV – sydney CROWBAR
FRI 15 NOV – hobart REPUBLIC CAFE
SAT 16 NOV – adelaide THE GOV
FRI 22 NOV – melbourne THE PRINCE
SAT 23 NOV – gippsland LIVE AT THE BUNDY
SUN 24 NOV – Castlemaine THEATRE ROYAL
FRI 29 NOV – canberra THE BASO
SAT 30 NOV – Ulladulla THE MARLIN
FRI 6 DEC – perth MILK BAR
SAT 7 DEC – fremantle MOJOS
FRI 20 DEC – gold coast MIAMI MARKETTA
SAT 21 DEC – brisbane THE PRINCESS
THE FAUVES Tropical Strength out NOV 1 on Valve via MGM
Preorder VINYL & CD www.valverecords.com.au/shop
DIGITAL ffm.to/tropicalstrength
BANDCAMP consumevalve.bandcamp.com
INSTA www.instagram.com/the_fauves_cool_band
BANDCAMP thefauves2.bandcamp.com
