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"Deftones Meets Wolf Alice" "Angry Taylor Swift" "UKFleshwater"
Post-grunge dreamcore 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.
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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700 Spotify followers
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Spotify monthly listeners peak at 15k during Grow release
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1.9k Instagram followers
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650 Youtube followers
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550 Facebook followers
PREVIOUS LIVE
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Supported Whitelands, SUN BRUTAL POP, A Void, Mishikui, Colatura, Chig
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Sold out Windmill headline
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Sold out single release headline show at The Hope and Anchor for 'Preliminary'
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3x New Cross Inn headlines, support slots with Real Life Presents
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Full capacity headline at Dream Bags and Jaguar Shoes for Permanent Creeps
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Camden Rocks Festival (2022, 2023)
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2x Engine Room headlines
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Opening night of new venue LVLS Hackney
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Regional gigs include support slots in Brighton, Cheltenham, Bristol, Farnham
RELEASE TIMELINE
April 17th 2026: Idle (single)
May 15th 2025: Perish (single)
June 12th 2025: Ghost (single)
July 10th 2026: heaven, unfamiliar
(5 track EP + 3 electronic interludes taken from the live set)
July 18th 2026: EP Release Event at The Victoria, Dalston
(Mishikui + Prodigal as support)
Fanchon returns with their electrifying first EP ‘heaven, unfamiliar’, out July 10th 2026 via Awal distribution and physically released by Best Life Records. The 5 track EP incorporates 3 electronic interludes taken from their dynamic mixed media live set. This follows Fanchon's direction towards heavier, mosh-initiating walls of sound, leaning further towards post-hardcore whilst maintaining the poetic and ethereal elements of their discography. The EP will be celebrated by a London headline at The Victoria with Mishikui and Prodigal as support. Limited edition EP merch and interactive experiences will be launched at the performance.
Fanchon intends for listeners of ‘heaven, unfamiliar’ to feel catharsis and empowerment by their blend of hauntingly dreamy layers, metallic intensities and thematic melodies. Fanchon’s lyrical mission is to release the worst words out of the narrator’s system with self aware humour so that the darkness can bear less weight when brought to the light. Each song meticulously interweaves metaphors and references past material to enhance the chronological journey within the body of work.
The first single ‘Idle’ introduces the EP’s exploration of internal versus external demons, an overarching concept that encompasses every song from a different angle. ‘Idle’ expresses the frustrations of feeling stuck far away from your dreams due to emotional baggage, with a bridge that shifts the mood from exasperation to action. The adrenaline fueled groove and anthemic motifs launch the listener into the EP’s juggling of eerie to thunderous dynamics.
DOWN BESIDE ME
'Down Beside Me' titles a collection of 4 singles, working together due to their common lyrical themes and compositional textures.
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.