Fool of Stars Releases Much Anticipated Debut Album
Today, New Zealand-based shoegaze/dream-pop outfit Fool of Stars independently release their debut studio effort – the expansive and poignant The Everything Under Your Feet. Recorded live in person and long-distance with band members traveling in different countries, Fool of Stars presents an ambitious debut LP that boasts a nuanced set of tracks. These tracks exhibit an eclectic range of influences and an advanced musical vocabulary beyond the group’s years.
Motheater; the record’s electric alt-rock lead single displays the group’s impressive ability to shift between dynamic landscapes while the initially somber Song 7 depicts Fool of Stars’ habit of patient buildups that lead to immense payoffs. Sol 127 the third and final single released from the album, tampers in pop-rock territory with the synth-driven earworms tied with melancholic lyrics about longing and missing a loved one. The Everything Under Your Feet is a labour of love perfected over a strenuous and tumultuous time for the group with band members leaving New Zealand for long periods.
In an interview with the Otago Dailly Times, lead vocalist and guitarist; Olive Ward said on the long-distance periods of the album’s conception “When you see someone in person, you remember why you like being around them so much and that chemistry, even more, when you realize what you have been missing,” “With any kind of creative project especially, that spark is so important and in real life, it is even more amazing.” Read Full Article
Fool of Stars are a synth-rock/shoegaze outfit based in Ōtepoti, New Zealand. Consisting of Olive Ward on vocals and guitar, Jacob Smith on organ/bass, and Max White on drums, the group fuses the textural paintings of shoegaze with the instantly n appealing melodic hooks of dream pop. These melodic hooks take the form of towering synth lines and captivating vocals that tie the sprawling guitar arrangements and propulsive drum grooves into a dense, evocative wall of sound. Going forward as a band, they hope to be able to create the music they feel passionate about and get it into the hands of like-minded listeners in Aotearoa and elsewhere.
