
Fol Chen's debut album "Part One: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made" which was released last year made a big impression on many a blogs. Just recently we have been bringing ourselves on board with them and really love their stuff. Here's a few examples of why: a video for 'The Longer You Wait', a man dancing to some sort self help tape shot in somewhere in India. really cool aesthetic and, then an awesome cover (Mp3) of Pink Floyd's "In The Flesh". They will touring with Liars in April, dont' miss out! [...]
As I looked back on my Favorite Albums of the Year list I quickly began to see that I had omitted many of my favorite albums but I was too lazy to fix it. One of those album was Fol Chen's debut album "Part One: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made" which was released last year.... Click the link to read more
Jan 29, 2010, 12:02pm
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Fol Chen - "The Longer U Wait"

Today's 'News In Brief' is sponsored by really awful alarm clocks. ILL FIT have added The Last Dinosaur to their roster. Which is very exciting news because they're damn good. Their debut album, Hooray! For Happiness , comes out on the 19th of April (Dearstereofan Records). Midlake will be celebrating the release of "The Courage Of Others" this Monday with an exclusive in-store performance at Rough Trade East. The first 250 people [...]
If you haven't live this moment, you've witnessed it: Singing with the headphones on, consumed by the song, oblivious to your surroundings. The scenario makes for an interesting conceptual video for Fol Chen's song "The Longer U Wait" (off 2009's Asthmatic Kitty release, "Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made"). The piece, filmed in India by Chris Wilcha , makes you wonder about the protagonist, his truck, the lights and his robot friend, not to mention whom they might be waiting for. [Warning: Watch your volume settings at 2:39.] As for Fol Chen, the band has started [...]