Fall Forever
On their bleak new album, the Brighton band abandons all hints of jangle-pop and dives into extraterrestrial synths, ominously bowed bass, and guitars distorted beyond recognition.
On their bleak new album, the Brighton band abandons all hints of jangle-pop and dives into extraterrestrial synths, ominously bowed bass, and guitars distorted beyond recognition.
Fear Of Men displayed magnificent tension in buoyant bursts on its full-length debut, 2014’s Loom. The U.K. trio lifted Nico’s bashful elegance and turned it into sparkling, deeply heartbreaking indie pop. By contrast, follow-up Fall Forever feels more at ease, content and nearly reaching a comfortable emotional…
Fear Of Men displayed magnificent tension in buoyant bursts on its full-length debut, 2014’s Loom. The U.K. trio lifted Nico’s bashful elegance and turned it into sparkling, deeply heartbreaking indie pop. By contrast, follow-up Fall Forever feels more at ease, content and nearly reaching a comfortable emotional…
The Brighton three-piece eschew their debut's chaos and collapse into catatonic slow-burn.
The Brighton three-piece eschew their debut's chaos and collapse into catatonic slow-burn.
There’s still plenty of room for Fear of Men to grow, but they’re already masters of a unique craft.
There’s still plenty of room for Fear of Men to grow, but they’re already masters of a unique craft.
Fear of Men's 2014 debut, Loom, was an alluring blend of lo-fi dream pop, straddling an unusual space between the fuzzy, unpolished appeal of classic K Records singles and the more recent wave of ramshackle indie pop typified by bands such as The Pains of
Fear of Men's 2014 debut, Loom, was an alluring blend of lo-fi dream pop, straddling an unusual space between the fuzzy, unpolished appeal of classic K Records singles and the more recent wave of ramshackle indie pop typified by bands such as The Pains of