Album Review
Foxygen - Seeing Other People
3-5 StarsThe unpredictable Californians are less up for a bop than an attempt at settling some scores.
Opener ‘Work’ may, amusingly, kick off with a beginning few notes reminiscent of Whitney’s effervescent banger ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’, but on their sixth LP, unpredictable Californians Foxygen are less up for a bop than an attempt at settling some scores. Like the hangover from 2017’s Broadway romp ‘Hang’, the likes of the scornful ‘Livin’ A Lie’, that pulls no punches at a friend turned nemesis, or ‘Flag At Half-Mast”s curtain call melancholy are not the songs of a happy band; the aforementioned, meta ‘Work’ is its bitter apex and calling card: “If I’m such a fucking jerk, then why don’t you write it down?”
Of course, because this is Foxygen, and they can’t help but add a little theatre, then musically there’s still a lot of fun to be found, from ‘Face The Facts” yuppie rock to ‘News” playful, ritzy keys. Still, despite the spruced-up surface, the bubbling undercurrent of ‘Seeing Other People’ remains a troubled one.
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Other People’s Problems: Foxygen
Refusing to tour, railing against the industry and sitting on a tell-all memoir, with new LP 'Seeing Other People', LA duo Foxygen are teetering on the edge of collapse – or is it all just an act?
30th April 2019, 12:00am
Foxygen share new track ‘Work’
It’s taken from ‘Seeing Other People’, out next week.
16th April 2019, 12:00am
The April issue of DIY - featuring Hayden Thorpe, Stella Donnelly, PUP, Whitney & more - is out now!
DIY is free - pick up a copy in our usual, beloved UK stockists or read for free online.
12th April 2019, 12:00am
Hayden Thorpe fronts the April issue of DIY
Also featuring Stella Donnelly, Foxygen, PUP, Whitney and more, the new mag is out on Friday (12th April).
9th April 2019, 12:00am
With Bob Vylan, St Vincent, girl in red, Lizzy McAlpine and more.