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"Deftones Meets Wolf Alice" "Angry Taylor Swift" "Female fronted Basement"
Dream Grunge band based in London with influences ranging from Deftones to Lana Del Rey to Alice In Chains. Poetry based lyrics and ‘power in softness’ vocals over heavy energy instrumentals. One part French, four parts English.
Beginning as a solo project, the band decided to keep the name Fanchon due to the intrigued reactions it receives, placing itself in a grey area although now representing what is unquestionably a synergic five piece.
HIGHLIGHTS
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Spotify editorials include New Music Friday (FR), All New Rock, Alternative Noise, Rock The World, Volume France, French Noise
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Deezer editorials include ASAP Rock, Coups de Coeur
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Crawling Here ‘single of the week’ on Milk Radio show (LA Bestia, Psychedelic San Francisco, Byron Bay, Islington Radio, Esrado PT)
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Press includes BBC Introducing, live session at Lonesome Dog Studios, live video by Lou Smith, 98 Wounds print zine cover, RedJam radio interview
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Joy Brings Me Down on No Distance Records vinyl compilation
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7k Spotify monthly listeners (peak at 15k during Grow release)
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550 Spotify followers
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1.7k Instagram followers
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600 Youtube followers
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400 Facebook followers
PREVIOUS LIVE
Supported Whitelands, SUN BRUTAL POP, A Void
Sold out Windmill headline
Sold out single release headline show at The Hope and Anchor for 'Preliminary'
3x New Cross Inn headlines, support slots with Real Life Presents
Full capacity headline at Dream Bags and Jaguar Shoes for Permanent Creeps
Camden Rocks Festival (2022, 2023)
2x Engine Rooms headlines
RELEASE TIMELINE
'HEAVEN, UNFAMILIAR'
March 2025: Single 1
April 2025: Single 2
May 2025: Single 3
June 2025: 5 track EP
Catalogue of album tracks written to be incorporated into a bigger body of work
DISCOGRAPHY
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"Her melodic voice adds a beautiful feminine aspect which works surprisingly well with Holloway’s darker edginess. It’s that clash of styles that come together to form a symbiotic and grandiose outpouring of beautifully hypnotic music."
RED Rock Magazine
"...a whole slew of styles into the mix from the punk roots to the alternative rock elements that further add to the track’s emotional core. Her ability to cover such a vast range of emotion further helps to give the piece a true kindness to it all, one that has a great power."
Fruit Sonic
DOWN BESIDE ME
'Down Beside Me' titles a collection of 4 singles, working together as an EP due to their common lyrical themes and compositional textures. This EP cycle marks the destination of FANCHON as a band, having found their authentic sound through a unique amalgamation of influences ranging from grunge to shoegaze to hardcore.
PRELIMINARY shows how something beautiful and constructive can be equally dark and destructive by recounting the beginning stages of infatuation.
GROW is a release of unfulfilled urges; utilising a metaphor of roots spreading uncontrollably with a hopeful conclusion that something which is grounded in negative energy can still grow into something good.
HUMMING tells the story of a lingering loneliness, never noticed until it was brought to the surface by discovering companionship and then losing it.
Finally, JOY BRINGS ME DOWN is a playful chain of thought about the fluctuation of emotions and how people may sometimes avoid fully experiencing joy in order not to notice its opposites.
All encompassed, the 'Down Beside Me' energy is one of yearning and duality.