‘So Excited’, the latest single from Brooklyn indie artist Foxanne, is the bold, upbeat antithesis to “cool kid” apathy. The song is an unapologetic ode to being shamelessly yourself as Foxanne belts out “I just want to be embarrassingly honest to me”. Foxanne, a songstress and science writer, was inspired by her many experiences feeling like the odd one out for expressing her unbridled enthusiasm. 

Foxanne is “both sensuous and original in nature,” as described by John Pfeiffer of the Aquarian. Foxanne is an independent, Brooklyn-based artist pushing gracefully through musical boundaries. Foxanne has been likened to artists including Maggie Rogers, St. Vincent, and Jenny Lewis. This spring, Foxanne released their debut studio EP, Halfling.

In this record, lead singer and guitarist Foxanne carefully lilts through delicate lyrics as the band swells and intimate whispers grow to a room-shaking vibrato. Mike Harris uses the synthesizer to add depth and artful soundscapes to the ever-changing dynamics as Juilliard-trained Andrew Funcheon uses a variety of percussion instruments and mallets alongside a traditional drum kit to truly bring the songs to life. When Foxanne is not in the studio or on the stage she is writing for science-related publications. She applies her scientific background to music in a way that is as detail-oriented as it is boundlessly passionate.

Chelou has unveiled another mind-altering video online for new single, ‘Out Of Sight’. This new video is the work of Los Angeles artist Robin Eisenberg, known for her luminescent astro-femmes and intergalactic backdrops. Along with animator Kris Baldwin, Eisenberg sends our heroine on a journey through a trippy outer space cityscape, a Star Wars cantina-like bar scene, and a heart-pounding high-speed finale.

This isn't the first time Chelou has worked with great illustrators in what has become a trademark sequence of music videos. The video for his 2016 breakthrough single ‘Halfway to Nowhere’ was done by the like-minded artist Polly Nor.

Chelou, a purveyor of loopy guitars and entrancing melodies, has been releasing buzzy singles and EPs since 2014, and is gearing up to release his debut full length in 2019. The LP is titled Out Of Sight and is due next year on his own imprint, Concrete Dog Records. For an artist who describes themselves as a lone wolf and, who has been to date, something of an enigma, it’s been a seminal twelve months for Chelou. 2018 has marked the year the singer/songwriter has stepped firmly into the spotlight. 

On Out Of Sight, the London based musician mines dystopian dream folk straddling the realms of cosmic and earthly pleasures.  The album is produced by Cam Blackwood (London Grammar, Florence And The Machine, George Ezra) who, having been blown away by Chelou’s live show, urged Chelou to come along to his studio.

Written during a time of uncertainty following the untimely departure of his drummer, Chelou says the song “sums up where I was at the time. I’m trying to get going but I already see that I’m done. Despite this the song has an overall sentiment of hope at the end - despite my running and feeling of disillusion there was always hope.”