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[live] FEWS announce EU tour dates for 2023

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Last month Sweden-based quartet FEWS released their great new LP Glass City, and now they are announcing a European tour for later next year. It will start in Copenhagen on October 5 and will finish in Tournai on October 28:

Photo by Tobias Widman

05/10 – Loppen, Copenhagen (DK)
18/10 – Goldener Salon, Hamburg (DE)
19/10 – Left of the Dial, Rotterdam (NL)
20/10 – Left of the Dial, Rotterdam (NL)
21/10 – Vera, Groningen (NL)
23/10 – Le Krakatoa, Bordeaux (FR)
24/10 – L’Ubu, Rennes (FR)
25/10 – L’International, Paris (FR)
26/10 – The Lexington, London (UK)
27/10 – The Hope and the Ruin, Brighton (UK)
28/10 – Water Moulin, Tournai (BE)

Find all information about tickets here and stream Glass City below.

[album] FEWS – Glass City

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Sweden-based quartet FEWS goes hard with their brand of dark wall-of-sound post-punk, wrapped up in furious, rebellious energy.

Their new album Glass City is so punchy that there’s barely a moment to take a deep breath. It is obvious to the listener that the band has a lot of anger to release, and they have all the right tools to accompany it — heavy guitar riffs, propulsive rhythms, and atmospheric vocals that create a vibe of tension and urgency.

FEWS are professionals in what they do, it is their third (and probably best) LP and they do not have any time to mess around. It is a fast, thunderous and well-produced record from hard-working musicians who are passionate and deadly serious about what they are doing.

Check it out below and purchase the album here.

[song] FEWS – Strafe

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Photo by Tobias Widman

A wave of post-punk revival at the beginning of the 00s left us with a rich legacy that became a basis for the birth of many other projects. As proven by the band during many live performances, FEWS can easily be categorized as modern reanimators of this sound.

Singles from their upcoming album Glass City only confirm this, and the new track “Strafe” is no exception. Armed with tight basslines, vibrant guitars and slightly detached vocals, the group explore new shades of post-punk that seem to be rediscovered over and over again.

Stream below and pre-order the record here.

[song] The Mary Onettes – Easy Hands

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Since the early 2000s, Swedish The Mary Onettes were consistently good, blessing us with their beautiful and shoegaze-tinged new wave sound.

They are still very active, releasing new music from time to time, and yesterday we got another brilliant new 2-track single “Easy Hands” b/w “Pearl Machine”. It is a must-listen for anyone who loves gloomy indie pop with a dreamy, atmospheric twist.

If this pair is any indication of what’s to come, then The Mary Onettes’ upcoming new full-length is going to be truly special. Hopefully, they will announce something soon!

Stream below.

[video] FEWS – Get Out

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Unstoppable, propulsive and filled with uplifting energy & hypnotically dark atmosphere — that’s how “Get Out”, a new single by FEWS sounds. The instruments in the band’s music work on an intuitive level — each of them appears exactly at the moment when it is really needed.

This is also the first track where FEWS finally look not at external problems, but deep inside themselves — at their fears, feelings of loneliness and anxiety. It feels that with such music it will be a little easier to deal with inner demons.

The band is back with the new album titled Glass City, set for release on April 14 via Welfare Sounds & Records. “Get Out” is released alongside the self-directed lo-fi music video.

Watch it below and pre-order the record here.