THE combination of brutal honesty, heart-rending melancholy and explosive indie rock has become almost synonymous with Scottish music over the years thanks to acts like The Twilight Sad, Fatherson and We Were Promised Jetpacks. Looking to follow in their footsteps with their own unique stamp on the genre are FOREIGNFOX, a five-piece alt-rock outfit from Dunfermline.
Formed in 2013, the band have gained a reputation for their passionate live performances and powerful compositions; and with each release as impressive as the next, it will only be a matter of time before they are unleashed onto the masses. Starting the year as they mean to go on, the five-piece have just unveiled an incredible new track called ‘Bonfire’ along with an accompanying video.
Opening over a subdued backdrop of guitar-picked melodies and atmospheric fuzz, Jonny Watt’s sublime vocals immediately take centre stage; his emotionally raw delivery conveying a visceral pain from the very outset. A warm flourish of trumpets and percussion mark a shift in pace at around the halfway mark though as the track gradually builds into a colossal anthem of epic proportions. Exploring themes of loss and letting go, it is only appropriate that it should end with a cathartic rush of chanting vocals and instrumentation; the band offering one final beacon of hope and release through the melancholy. Emotionally driven, deeply visceral and passionate to its very core, it is an accomplished offering from a band who continue to show signs of a bright future ahead.
The accompanying video, directed by Rory Cowieson, follows a young boy around an abandoned wasteland as he gathers a trail of items for a bonfire; the stirring narrative effectively embodying the themes of the song as the character strives to find light among the darkness.
FOREIGNFOX are gearing up for the release of their next EP I Used To Be A Belly Dancer. Before then, they will release a split single with Mt. Doubt and perform a show at Nice ‘N’ Sleazy’s on Saturday 8th April.
