![]() ![]() While the template (and indeed standard) was set by its predecessor, Into Red takes the listener on a journey of its own. Aided and abetted by the mixing skills of James Dring, Fews' wise decision to take their time has paid handsome dividends. What he's managed to do is bring out the ferocious intensity of Fews' live performance in the confines of a recording studio, which transcends Into Red from being that all too common ‘difficult second album’ and a colossal follow up few may have expected 12 months ago. Employing Joakim Lindberg on production duties proved something of a master stroke, his input having a similar effect on Echo Ladies' Pink Noise and Hater's Siesta among a host of others. So its been an arduous couple of years trawling between studios to complete the task at hand. ![]() They're also perfectionists when it comes to recording, and while some of these songs date back to the latter part of 2016, the last thing Fews would want to do is rush release a batch of (in their eyes) unsatisfactory work. Indeed as far as work ethics go, this multinational four-piece have put more hours in than most of their contemporaries. Their promotion to indie rock's higher echelons all but assured. Numerous festival appearances ensued followed by a support tour with the rejuvenated Pixies. Its ten tracks all highlight different sides of the band's make up, whether it be post punk fuelled pop ('The Zoo'), brash angular rock ('100 Goosebumps') or intrinsic melancholia ('Keep On Telling Myself'). ![]() Fusing post punk stylings with elements of psychedelia and krautrock thrown in for good measure, it set them apart from pretty much everyone else on the scene at the time.Ī fact further reiterated when first long player Means came out nearly 12 months later, a debut that still stands out as one of the finest released this decade. It's four years since Fews introduced themselves to an unsuspecting audience via 'Ill', the sprawling eight-minutes-long juggernaut released on Dan Carrey's Speedy Wunderground imprint. ![]()
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