JW Francis - Releases catchy new single and album!!!

New York’s self styled ‘lofi jangle dream slacker bedroom Pop artist JW Francis has shared new single 'Going home to a Party' the latest preview of brand new album 'Dream House' set for release 27th January via London based label Sunday Best Recordings. The new single also arrives as JW gears up for a run of live dates in record shops across the UK, kicking off at Edinburgh’s Assai Records on the 27th of January, 2023 and concluding at Vinilo in Southampton on 6th February. Check on our Facebook page for more details about these instores, because we will be posting more information.

'Going home to a Party' is an infectious Indie Pop jammer... skittish drums and impatient guitars roll through the entire track, whilst JW’s vocals and keyboards intermittently command the limelight. He juxtaposes slowly chanted mantras in the verses against quick fire affirmations in the chorus, delivering trademark good vibes throughout. It also leans on a lot of Pop cultural touchstones both sonically and visually, which the winking self-referential video digs into.

“Going home to a Party' is a song that has a lot of references in it. The beat for example is a sped up version of the beat from 'The Whole of the Moon' by The Waterboys. Similarly I wanted the video to have a lot of references related to how people perceive me. I've been compared to all three of the main characters in the video: Steve from Blues Clues, Mr. Rodgers, and Bob Ross. It's always joked that these three pillars of wholesomeness have a dark side so I wanted to bring that dark side to life and portray them cartoonishly getting into hijinks. Like all of my videos though, goodness wins in the end.” - JW Francis

Written and recorded at the start of 2021 in NYC, 'Dream House' takes cues from The Strokes, with hints of Lou Reed, Mac Demarco or Her’s however the project is still quintessential JW Francis. The blissful melodies and dreamy instrumentation perfectly fit the album’s title. 'Dream House' follows the hugely well received 'Wanderkid' and 'We share a similar Joy' in proving that JW is the king of laid back and effortlessly cool song making. Released on the 27th of January, 2023, the album will be available on both cream and Green vinyl, as well as CD - You can Pre-Order the album 'Dream House' by clicking: Here.

 

'Dream House' tracklisting Below:

01 Going home to a Party
02 Casino
03 Dream House
04 Our Story
05 Swooning 
06 Keep it Cool, Steve
07 All night Long 
08 Dream Big
09 I wanna be your Basketball
10 Take me Away
11 You're Changing 
12 Sweet as a Rose