Sydney rock trio Phantastic Ferniture released their self-titled debut album this summer via Polyvinyl Records and it’s so freaking good that you’ll be willing to forgive their crimes against the English language in their band name. Across the album’s nine tracks, the band excels with their danceable garage-pop and indie-rock, and frontwoman Julia Jacklin’s charismatic lead vocals will please fans of retro pop songs, modern rock and even the blues and folk crowds as the remnants of her past folk music endeavors still reverberate in her voice. On “Dark Corner Dance Floor,” Jacklin’s swaggering vocals call to mind a badass Western film, and her voice is hypnotizing enough to convince you to steal a muscle car for her and drive away victoriously into the desert sunset.
Julia Jacklinled outfit looks to Thelma & Louise and Kylie Minogue for inspiration, the Australian songwriter Julia Jacklin already has a glowing reputation among folk rock diehards. Her debut album, 2016’s Don’t Let the Kids Win, was warmly welcomed earning her spots at venerable Festivals . As she revealed in a Twitter update in March, Jacklin has made steady progress on her sophomore record. However, lately she’s been focused on broadening her artistry as part of a new group called Phantastic Ferniture. Jacklin’s solo talents are still being put to good use here, but the garage pop band is purposely meant to be a departure from her and her bandmates’ usual, more serious output.
“The mission is obvious: Don’t overthink it,” a press release notes. Jacklin elaborated, saying, “I’d gone straight into folk music, so every experience I’d had on stage was playing sad music with a guitar in my hand. I thought, I would love to know what it’s like to make people feel good and dance.”
Phantastic Ferniture, which is rounded by Elizabeth Hughes and Ryan K Brennan, successfully get their fans up and moving on “Gap Year”, the latest preview of their upcoming self-titled debut album. As its name suggests, the rollicking and sweeping number seems to inspires listeners to loosen up, leave their comfort zones, and venture off in pursuit of self-discovery — something Jacklin and company have done themselves with Phantastic Ferniture.
Take a listen below via the track’s beautiful music video, which sees the group singing in the great outdoors. Phantastic Ferniture is due out July 27th through Polyvinyl.
This is Gap Year. Filmed by the wonderful Nick Mckk at our favourite place in the world, Mt. Hay in the Blue Mountains x
debut album ‘Phantastic Ferniture’ now! Out July 27th 2018
We’re so excited to introduce you a new band fronted by the wonderful singer songwriter Julia Jackin and the newest signing to Transgressive Records the band are called Phantastic Ferniture! with Julia taking vocal duties Julia Jacklin, who you hopefully know already, and is made up of old friends, Elizabeth Hughes (subject of the song Elizabeth on the album Don’t Let The Kids Win), Ryan K Brennan and Tom Stephens.
The music of Phantastic Ferniture is feel good and made for dancing, and their first song made available is out today – “Fuckin ‘n’ Rollin”. Watch the video, filmed in Glebe’s Blackwattle Bay below.
They’ll be releasing their debut, self-titled, album on 27th July through Transgressive Records
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