Watch: Chris Farren – “First Place”

“…it finds its dynamism without a huge distorted guitar explosion. This new-wavey selection stomps around with an incessant, hard-hitting beat…”
– Stereogum

“‘First Place’ is a cheekily self-deprecative number ruminating on a wavering relationship. ‘I’ve been doing the bare minimum, yet somehow it’s still not enough,’ Farren opines. The song is jazzy and bouncy, its lyrics simultaneously raw and easily digestible.”
– Paste

The newest track from Chris Farren’s beautiful album for his beautiful fans, Doom Singer, is out now! It’s hard to believe “First Place” was a song that almost wasn’t – it was going to be cut from the album but was saved by Melina Duterte (Jay Som) because it was simply too good. A couple of changes later, “First Place” is now the perfect pop hit that we can hear today.

With production by Melina Duterte, sax by Jeff Rosenstock, and a music video directed by Mitra Jouhari featuring Chris Farren as Chris Farren – this song is one for both the music and acting history books.