Cults Frontwoman Madeline Follin Forms Electronically-driven FOLLIN with Brother Richie James; Unleashes "Roxy" Ahead of 2-track Father/Daughter EP (DJ Zane Lowe Premiere)
I'm pretty sure myself, like many like-minded
Indie Rock
devotees, first heard
Cults
frontwoman
Madeline Follin
's sultry whispery wail was on
from
Toronto Hardcore
band
F__ked Up
's sprawling 2011
Punk Rock Opera
,
David Comes to Life
. While then nine-year-old Follin's first true "solo" work,
Dee Dee Ramone
-assembled
Youth Gone Mad
's
Touching Cloth
(2000) pre-dates
Cults
by about 11 years, her latest set of recordings would appear to be her first legitimate outer-band side project; "
Follin
is the musical project of brother-sister duo
Madeline
and
Richie James Follin
. In the down time between record cycles of their respective bands [
Cults
and
Guards/Willowz
], they decided to finally record and release something together,"
San Francisco
and
Miami
-based
wrote within a recent press release. It was an idea that they had hoped to turn into a reality for years, but time never permitted. Finally, in the summer of 2015, their schedules aligned and they were able to make it happen. Although, they've been making music together since they were children, these songs mark their first collaborative release,"
Father/Daughter
continued, concerning the storied decades-old origins of
Follin
.
Beats 1
DJ
Zane Lowe
proudly premiered
Follin
's debut single,
on his radio show Tuesday afternoon, which has since become available for streaming and download from
Soundcloud
, TIDAL,
Spotify
, iTunes, and
Father/Daughter
's own webstore. It's one half of what's poised to be
Madeline & Richie Follin
's self-titled debut 2-track EP, according to
; the second half of which of said
Follin EP
,
@father_daughter
assures will "come next month [March]!"
Follin
's electronically-driven, 80's
New Wave
-leaning
"Roxy"
is without a doubt a drastic stylistic departure from
Madeline & Richie James'
previous recorded output with
Cults
, Guards, and
Willowz
, which would likely be categorized as boy-assisted
, Indie Rock, and
Garage Rock
-reminiscent material, receptively. "With this project,
Madeline
and
Richie
wanted to do something different than they had ever done before. Inspired by distorted synthesizers, drum machines, samples, harmonizers, tape effects, and atmospheric sounds, they experimented with new instruments and different vocal styles;" stay tuned to this channel, as I've recently gotten in touch with
Father/Daughter Records
,
Madeline
, and
Richie James Follin
with the prospect of ultimately, conducting and publishing an interview EXCLUSIVE to
The Witzard
!