Following “We are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic”… “…And Star Power”!

Although I have arrived upon this news quite late… it turns out that Foxygen is releasing their next album. Their last album, titled “We are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic”, a lengthy and boisterous title, embodied fully their ambitiously experimental style. An album that consisted of a song as soft as San Francisco whilst having something that sounded as rough as Bowling Trophies it was certainly an eclectic album, maybe less eclectic than their previous record, “Take the Kids off Broadway” but the point being, that it was an incredibly fun and fresh record. At least it felt that way for me, someone who is not remotely close to being a music nerd. I mean ask me to name a Chuck Berry song and all I can list is “You Never Can Tell” because I watched Pulp Fiction. Am I ashamed? No, Pulp Fiction is a great fucking movie. The song is great too, but I just haven’t invested my time into exploring more of his songs. Except I guess “Johnny B Goode”, except, everyone has heard that one. I think.

Anyways…I am getting off track.

The reason why this is an exciting development is not just because I admire their music, instead, it is the fact that they were able to get past their drama, that at one point, seemed so serious that the bands core consisting of the two friends, Jonathon Rado and Sam France, was in serious risk of splitting up. It certainly puts my mind at ease knowing that these two will continue making music and have made a new record. For now…

Anyways, their new album will be called “…And Star Power”. These album titles man…
Also they have released two singles, “Cosmic Vibrations” and “How Can You Really”, the latter having a music video (attached to this post). The latter song gives me vibes of San Francisco except maybe more tame, can’t speak the same for the music video, I can’t figure out Sam France at all he is just too much of a character. I don’t really feel the energy I felt in their previous songs but that doesn’t mean I don’t like it. If anything, listening to Foxygen has made me accept that each song seems to be its own thing. So I don’t really feel the need to compare it to any previous musical endeavors they tackled.

I can’t really go in depth about the specifics regarding why I like this song, because my ability to articulate musical interests has already been stretched. So I will just end it here. I like the sound so far, maybe you will too. Only one way to find out. Hint, click the video.