The Fat Angel Sings

Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell of Overcoats have always made songs with a decidedly sororal harmony; theirs is music of empowerment through thick and thin. But where the folksy electro of 2017’s “Young” proved to be deft art-pop, The Fight looks to be the moment where the New York born and bred duo unfurls into a full-blown pop sensation. With the help of producers Justin Raisen (Angel Olsen, Kim Gordon) and Yves Rothman (Miya Folick, Freya Ridings), Overcoats have crafted singles like the layered, decadent and choral “The Fool” and the absolutely explosive, guitar-heavy “Keep The Faith.” “We realized the thing to do is not to wait for life to get easier, but to start fighting harder,” the pair said in a release, and I’ll be damned if this maxim isn’t bursting through all of Overcoats’ new material.

Our new album draws on the concept of fighting – whether it’s a fight with a significant other, a fight for rights & representation in politics, or a fight against inner demons. with this album, we want people to feel like things they thought were futile are possible, to feel excited for the future. even in these apocalyptic times, we have to keep trying. in trying, we want people to feel powerful in who they are and what they can achieve.

We have a very special dynamic. It’s give and take – when one of us is feeling stressed, the other acts as the calming force. If one of us is nervous before a show, the other brings the excitement. We switch off roles, but we always try to work as a team. We also get to be good cop, bad cop – which is helpful in sticky situations. The best thing about Overcoats’ partnership is the thing that got us started on this journey – the feeling of singing together. That magic feeling, of feeling like everything is perfect just for a moment, that is what keeps us going. It feels like the world isn’t broken, just for a second.