Foxing have shared the first track from their upcoming third album “Nearer My God” due out on on August 10. Created over the course of nearly 3 years, “Nearer My God” was produced in St. Louis and Montreal by Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie) and Foxing guitarist and songwriter Eric Hudson, with help from Joe Reinhart (Modern Baseball).
The new track, their first since 2016, is called “Slapstick” and is named after the Kurt Vonnegut novel of the same name.
“Slapstick” is a brazen commentary on what arrogance and ignorance can do to a person.
Former member Josh Coll has taken the reins in directing the accompanying video, a powerful portrayl of an isolated man surviving in a post-apocalyptic world and connecting with a strange plant-pot alien.
“Movies like Ridley Scott’s Alien and John Carpenter’s The Thing have such impressive practical creatures propelling so much of the plot, despite having such little screen time,” Coll explains in a press release. “In that regard, I really like that the relationship between The Botanist and The Plant was established long before the video starts.”
“When you have five minutes to tell a story, the how’s and why’s of the narrative quickly become the most inconsequential elements –– audiences are imaginative enough to fill in the backstory. What matters is that our two characters ––who are clearly alone in the bunker–– are friends who depend on each other for survival.”
The band will be heading out on a UK & Ireland co-headline tour with Pianos Become The Teeth, with support from Kamikaze Girls, including a set at Bristol’s Arctangent Festival.
Catch them at one of the following shows:
Thurs 9th – Bush Hall, London
Fri 10th – Bush Hall, London
Sat 11th – The Haunt, Brighton
Sun 12th – Rebellion, Manchester
Mon 13th – Whelans, Dublin
Tues 14th – Stereo, Glasgow
Wed 15th – The Cluny, Newcastle
Thurs 16th – Arctangent Festival, Bristol
