Following an action-packed summer of international shows, Faux Real have returned to share “Hi Tension.” Available now via City Slang Records, the latest single from the visionary Los Angeles-based Franco-American art-pop duo previews their debut record, Faux Ever, due October 11, 2024.
This new track mixes pulsing synths with the Faux Real’s signature high-voltage melodies, bringing cutting lyrics to the forefront over-revving engines and punk-tinged riffs. An official music video for the song also premiered, featuring brothers Elliott and Virgil Arndt having a literal record-breaking party in the desert, complete with flamethrowers, dirtbikes, and the biggest moth you’ve ever seen.
“This is a song that was originally written in 2020, to disrupt the stillness of lockdown – we love how full-on it is, unapologetically shiny, mischievous and disjointed,” say Faux Real. “We’ve always been drawn to the daredevil figure in American lore, it’s kind of a theme throughout the album. This was one of our attempts at capturing its bold, brash and burning spirit. Often we start imagining a video because we feel the themes jump out at us — with ‘Hi Tension’ we could almost “see” the song as much as hear it.”
True alternative jesters infiltrating the pop space, Faux Real continue to blur the line between the fake, the real, and the undeniable. Coming off a nonstop European tour that featured appearances at festivals like The Great Escape, Best Kept Secret, Wide Awake, and The Echo Festival, this summer the duo was featured on electropop icons Metronomy’s new single “Contact High” alongside Franco-Korean artist Miki. Metronomy’s Joe Mount said of the collaboration, “I can’t detach myself from the song. I hear ‘Contact High’ and I think ‘wow I’m involved with this!’ I can listen to it again and again.”
Are you feeling Faux Real’s new single “Hi Tension”?
