Fast Romantics premiere new single Mexico via Indie 88
FAST ROMANTICS PREMIERE NEW SINGLE “MEXICO” VIA INDIE 88
Digital Single Available to Stream and Download HERE
CANADIAN TOUR KICKS OFF TONIGHT IN MONTREAL
(November 2, 2018 – Toronto, ON) Toronto-based indie rockers, Fast Romantics, have released a brand new single titled “Mexico”. The self-produced track is the first new music to be heard from the band’s anticipated 2019 full-length. “Mexico” is premiering now via Indie 88. Click HERE to have a listen.
On their latest single, lead vocalist and key songwriter Matthew Angus had this to say, “Mexico is the first song we’ve ever self-produced and self-recorded, and really I feel like it’s the start of something really special for us. We started writing our next record earlier this year and we didn’t really think too much about who we’d be producing it with. We just thought we were making demos. Once the songs started revealing themselves we realized that these weren’t demos, these were turning into finished songs, and they already had this edge and honesty that really resonated with us.”
Angus continues, “Mexico was one of the first ones that showed itself as finished a few months ago, and because of what it’s about, we felt like we should just put it out early and let everybody hear what we’ve been working on. The song itself also means a lot to us because of what it’s about: new beginnings. It’s about the very powerful difference between running away from something, as opposed to running towards something new. I feel like every time we make a new record it’s one of those two things, and this time around, it is without a doubt the second thing.”
“Mexico” arrives as Fast Romantics are about to kick off a month-long Canadian tour in Ontario and Quebec. The tour, which launches tonight in Montreal at Theatre Plaza and wraps up with a date in Stittsville on December 1, includes a special hometown Toronto show at The Horseshoe on November 23rd. Tickets for the tour are on sale now. For a complete list of dates, please see below.
*Upcoming Canadian Tour Dates:
Nov 2: Montreal – Theatre Plaza
Nov 6: St Catharines – The Warehouse
Nov 10: Kingston – Grad Club
Nov 16: Elora – Elora Brewery
Nov 17: Guelph – 10C
Nov 23: Toronto – The Horseshoe
Nov 28: Hamilton – Mills Hardware
Nov 29: Burnstown – Neat Cafe
Nov 30: Ottawa – The Observatory at Algonquin College
Dec 1: Stittsville – Rainmaker Series
Fast Romantics have been busy working in the studio on the follow-up to their 2017 critically acclaimed sophomore LP American Love. CBC’s q called American Love “A revelation of a record…an album that is sure to bump the band from Toronto indie darlings to one of the premiere headlining Canadian acts of 2017,” while Seattle’s KEXP praised “[Fast Romantics] punch up a new breed of New Romanticism with plenty of power pop hooks…Matthew Angus croons, lovelorn, to his heart’s desire with Jarvis Cocker-esque swagger bolstered by the band’s exalting choruses, buzzing guitar licks, chiming keys and pulsing beat.” The first single from American Love — the anthemic “Why We Fight”— broke the top 20 on the Canadian alternative rock charts (Mediabase) and hit #1 on the CBC R2 National Charts. The band was also short-listed for the prestigious Anchor Award at the Reeperbahn Festival in Germany.
Hailed as an ‘Artist to watch’ in 2017 (Google Play), Fast Romantics is comprised of Matthew Angus (vocals, guitar), Jeffrey Lewis (bass), Kirty (vocals, acoustic guitar, synth), Kevin Black (guitars), Lisa Lorenz (keyboards) and Nick McKinlay (drums). Since forming in 2009, the band has released two full-length LPs and one EP. Known for their incredible live shows and songwriting prowess, Fast Romantics have received many accolades, including ‘Pop Group of the Year’ at the Sirius XM Indies (2014) and the prestigious Canadian ‘SOCAN National Songwriting Prize’ for their song “Julia” in 2016. The band has had 4 Top 30 radio singles and has over 2.3 million Spotify streams.
Photo Credit: Jen Squires
L-R Kevin Black, Lisa Lorenz, Matthew Angus, Kirty, Jeffrey Lewis, Nick McKinlay