The New Album ‘What’s Real’ Available April 7th, 2015, “What’s Real” sees the San Francisco band pull together one of the catchier indie rock songs I’ve heard in a little while. The end result is something demonstrably “their own.” The group churns out frenetic pop anthems like nobody’s business, and though they’ve moved to Los Angeles, We’re only 8 days away from the release of Waters’ album What’s Real (not that I’m counting or anything), and to celebrate, the San Francisco quintet have unveiled the title song. Frontman Van Pierszalowski recently said that he wanted “What’s Real” to feel “almost gospel-like in the verses, and then explode into the choruses.” Sure enough he achieves exactly that on this explosive power pop anthem, which Pierszalowski added was “about separating from your fake friends and finding real ones” – something I’m sure many of us can associate with.
The group is heading out on tour with Matt & Kim this spring in the US , but not before announcing their newest release via Vagrant Records,
“I wanted to write songs about heartbreak, about finding clarity about feeling stuck in your hometown,” says front man Van Pierszalowski about the album. “And I wrote it with the hope that people connect with it in a visceral way. In an emotional way.” That’s a notion prevalent in WATERS sound it’s real, and sometimes it’s written in anguish, but that doesn’t mean you can’t dance along to it.
“Stupid Games” below, is a prime example of that. Listen below, and grab the album when it drops April 7.
and some more songs from the album “Whats Real”
The Fat Angel Sings 