Cutting-edge avant-pop duo Faux Real has shared their most accomplished and genuine offering so far, “Full Circle,” available now at all DSPs and streaming services; the track is joined by a disquieting – yet captivatingly choreographed – official music video, directed, choreographed, styled and edited by Faux Real and streaming now at YouTube.
Recorded in London during the pandemic, “Full Circle” sees Faux Real – a.k.a. Los Angeles-based Franco-American brothers Virgile and Elliott Arndt – sculpting a razor-sharp new sound favoring ultra-digital software instruments, its brutalist and meticulous production showcasing their long-standing knack for hugely catchy vocal melodies while also underscoring their singular characters, for the first time truly displaying the unmistakable duality in Faux Real’s idiosyncratic music. The accompanying music video features cinematography by Leo Schrepel, hair & make-up by Lisa-Marie Powell and coloring by Dante Pasquinelli at Ethos Studio.
WATCH “FULL CIRCLE”
“Full Circle” follows this winter’s premiere of another cold-blooded, bass-blasted pop banger, “The United Snakes of America,” accompanied by a self-directed companion video – co-starring a myriad of serpents and highlighted by an impressive banjo solo – streaming now at YouTube.
WATCH “THE UNITED SNAKES OF AMERICA”
Written, performed and produced by Faux Real, “The United Snakes of America” was met by ecstatic applause from très chic online media outlets around the world:
PRAISE FOR “THE UNITED SNAKES OF AMERICA”
“As distinctive as it is captivating, this politically charged earworm sees the duo return from a year-long hiatus with their tightest single to date. Standing out from all that came before through their irresistible vibrations of self-belief they harness the soul of Duran Duran, taking the 80s band's flair for new wave pop and transcending it into the modern era.” – CHALKPIT
“A politically-charged celebration of the power of community that revels in its hilarious, ridiculously over-the-top nature.” – THE JOY OF VIOLENT MOVEMENT
“Combined with their outrageously stylish getups and expert accessorizing, Faux Real is the complete package of pop perfection – with just enough DIY playfulness and innovation to break the mold…Faux Real is as decade-expansive in their sound as they are firmly rooted in the now. They not only traverse but transcend cookie-cutter nostalgia with their uniquely forward-thinking sensibilities, derived from modern pop’s melodic traditions and filtered through their own post-realist, artifice-embracing lens.” – BE IN A BAND OR DIE
“1999: The Beastie Boys, Bootsy Collins and Devo are at an MTV pool party. Faux Real arrive from the future – snakes writhing, autotune blazing – and pop their CD in the player. What’s that feeling? ‘The United Snakes of America,’ baby…Your favorite new boy band, bursting into 2022 with an infectious party funk anthem, adding an American edge to beloved Europop aesthetics.” – THIS IS POP? (‘SONG OF THE DAY’)
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