A week yesterday, we spent some time at Kensington Sound. We can't tell you why yet, but we can tell you it happened.
There's also some rumblings happening about something to do with the New Rules EP here at Fonfur HQ. We're keeping quiet, keeping busy and really excited about all of it. ~Fonfur
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4/9/2019 0 Comments Good Kid - SlingshotFollowing the release of their self titled 2018 EP, energetic Toronto act Good Kid have dropped their much anticipated first follow up single. I've seen Good Kid play this song a few times under the title Hot Fire, which I think perfectly captivated all the wild unruliness, tension, and energy that the song delivers. The new title Slingshot has the same effect, but adds a dimension of childlike shenanigans into the mix. If you know them as people, you know how accurate and important that element is; Good Kid is a quintet of jovial, goofy, talented and truly likeable individuals. They're fun people to be around, with unmatched enthusiasm and an unbelievable amount of endearingly mischievous charm. Even more on brand for them, song is accompanied by an 8-bit arcade style music & lyric video made by Gabriel Altrows and Gergana Peeva. Check that out below. In case you couldn't tell, I really like these dudes, both as musicians and as people. They're developed and confident in their sound, and they genuinely love what they do. In their several years as a band now, Good Kid shared the stage with Little Junior, Max (ft. Dave Monks of TPC), and Peach Pit, just to name a few. Slingshot is the next in a continuing line of impressive as hell upbeat jams from them. I know I haven't talked a lot about the actual song, but I think the music should speak for itself here. ~Fonfur.
4/7/2019 0 Comments The Mic StandEarly on, when Mike and I were recording the original demo for Denim Dogs we did a lot of carting gear back and forth, from Mike's in Mississauga to my parents' place in Burlington. On one of these journeys, it was already getting late and so we loaded the car in a rush in order to have as much time as possible to do vocals, and took the usual 403/QEW route down the highway.
Half an hour later, we were unloading the car in Burlington when Mike turned to me and asked, "hey where's my mic stand?" To wich I replied, "Oh, shit." While we were loading gear into the car, I shuffled some things and I had placed the stand on top of my car. I admitted the mistake to Mike, who nonchalantly said, "yeah that's probably gone forever." We cut our losses and just recorded with my half broken stand for a few hours. THEN. While we were loading out, we found it. Still on top of the car, clinging on for dear life. The stand had gotten hooked onto the roof rack of my car, and made it all the way to Burlington at highway speeds. What a champ. Today, I'm very paranoid and overly cautious about leaving things on the roof of my car. ~Fonfur 4/4/2019 0 Comments Tales From The 'ShoeI still feel invigorated.
I just want to take a few moments here to say a huge thank you to everyone who came out to the Horseshoe on Tuesday. Personally I think it was the best we've ever played, and that can entirely be attributed to all of you. The energy all around the room was fantastic. We felt like we were surrounded by friends new and old, and it was incredibly surreal to see you all dancing around to Denim Dogs while standing up on the legendary stage of the Shoe. Huge thanks to Ryan, who did sound for the evening. Huge props to Olivia Rose, The Steves, and The Squeegees for sharing the stage. Finally, of course, huge thank you to Craig & The Horseshoe for hosting the show. We look forward to gracing that stage again in the future. This is the last show we have on the horizon for a little bit; we're going to hole up and do some writing, but we'll keep you updated on things. We're doing some preliminary drum work at Kensington Sound next weekend. If you wanna be in the know, keep an eye on our Instagram. ~Fonfur |
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