Faetooth to Release New Album Labyrinthine Sept. 5
Heads up, friend-nerds. New Faetooth track is a ripper. Raw throat screams, lumbering tones, slow-churn bones to powder; that sort of thing. Ambient enough to keep the ‘gaze’ tag alive it comes forward with gnashing presence and consuming spaciousness in kind. They’re touring the hell out of it.
Not that I get a say in these things or my opinion matters in the slightest — to be sure, neither is the case — but I’d be utterly cool with it if this band took off. Right? Feels like the underground is due for a band to cross over. It’s been a few years. I’m not saying Faetooth need to be Sleep Token in terms of popularity, but clearly they have more potential audience reach than they’ve yet seen through.
Aiding them in that campaign to-date has been the self-applied ‘fairy doom’ tag. I dig the subversion of gender norms there, and if one thinks of fairies as little things that fly around you and restore life force — of course I’d be working on the Zelda model; less ‘hey, listen!’ and more tiny fragile glowing pixie with wings — then yeah, I can hear in the new single “White Noise” where there’s a soothing aspect. By then they’ve already put you through the ringer, though.
Enjoy that, by the way. The PR wire sent the follow:
LA’s “Fairy-Doom” Trio (Doom, Sludge, Shoegaze) Faetooth Announce New Album Labyrinthine Out September 5th
Releases New Track “White Noise”
Digital LP to be Released by AWAL and Vinyl/CD by Flenser
Touring in EU now & in Fall with Slow Crush
Spawning from Los Angeles, Faetooth forges “fairy-doom”: an eclectic amalgamation of doom metal, sludge, and shoegaze. From spellbinding melodies to guttural shrieks, Faetooth’s music conjures a looming atmosphere offering you a glimpse into their mystifying realm. Having recently released the ferociously beautiful track “Death of Day,” sound, Faetooth returns with their sophomore album, Labyrinthine.
Labyrinthine is a visceral, haunting, disturbing vision filled with introspection. Enter through the “Iron Gate” — the garden, the light, the void, the body. This is exemplified by their new track, “White Noise,” out today. “White Noise” emerged from a diary entry, and is a relentless and intense reflection on inner turmoil. We’re often drawn to the familiar, even when we don’t realize we’re reaching out for it. It is an emotional upheaval, carrying harsh truths that weigh heavily on the heart. Guitarist, Ari May mentions, “Performing the song always takes me back to a specific place, even if just for a moment.”
From profoundly intimate to explosively cathartic moments — Faetooth’s latest offering features their distinctive blend of ethereal clean and roaring harsh vocals, fuzzy guitars, and pounding rhythms. Coming off of 2022’s Remnants of the Vessel, the trio continues to explore sounds ranging from gliding to grinding, from the rhythmic grunge of “Death of Day,” to the bittersweet melodies of “October.” While embracing a newly softened, more intimate tone, Faetooth releases even more emotional rawness. Themes of loss, self-pity, personal relationships, and more find a focus in singles like “Hole,” and “White Noise.” This new intimate balance doesn’t dilute their palpable intensity; rather reframing it, offering listeners a haunting yet delicate atmosphere layered with entrancing textures that build up into eruptive climaxes.
Like the ancient myth of the minotaur in the labyrinth, at its core, Labyrinthine is a deeply personal, shrouded, monster of an album; It is a winding, toilful, maze to a tender center not quite prevalent yet in Faetooth’s mystical and metaphorical universe.
Album Track List
1. Iron Gate
2. Death of Day
3. It Washes Over
4. Hole
5. White Noise
6, Eviserate
7. October
8. Mater Dolorosa
9. The Well
10. Meet Your Maker
Catch Faetooth on tour now, across Europe this summer & on tour with Slow Crush in fall!
06/12 Derby, UK – Download Festival
06/13 Glasgow, UK – The Hug And Pint (feat. Cwfen)
06/14 Huddersfield, UK – Northern Quarter (feat. Cwfen)
06/15 Derby, UK – Download Festival
06/17 London, UK – The Black Heart (feat. Cwfen)
06/18 Manchester, UK – Star & Garter (feat. Cwfen)
06/19-22 Clisson, FRA – Hellfest
06/19 Norwich, UK – Norwitch Arts Centre (feat. Cwfen)
06/20 Ramsgate, UK – Ramsgate Music Hall (feat. Cwfen)
06/26 Brussels, BEL – La Source Beer Co.
With Slow Crush:
09/04 Allentown, PA – Archer Music Hall
09/05 Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry
09/06 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
09/07 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg
09/09 Montreal, QC – Bar le Ritz PDB
09/10 Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
09/11 Detroit, MI – El Club
09/12 Chicago, IL – Reggies Rock Club
09/13 Indianapolis, IN – HI-Fi
09/14 St. Louis, MO – The Duck Room
09/16 Fort Worth, TX – Tulips FTW
09/17 Austin, TX – Radio/East
Photo by Autry Haydon-Wilson.
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