This FFF is a belated one due to me visiting Florida in search of the Easter Bunny! Awesome new stuff from White Fence:
WHITE FENCE Family Perfume Vol. 1
[Woodsist]
Tim Presley has an impressive rock and roll resume that includes hardcore with the Nerve Agents, psychedelic rock with Darker My Love, and a brief stint alongside Mark E. Smith in the Fall, and he's even brewing up a collaboration LP with Ty Segall. But enough namedropping, we're here for Presley's third solo full-length under the White Fence moniker, a record that's being released in two parts, the second half coming out on Woodsist on May 15. This is psych-folk at its finest -- just think Mark Bolan doing a cover version of "Strawberry Fields Forever" in Golden Gate Park. Presley introduces the record with an 18-second spaced-out track leading into "Swagger Vets & Double Moon" (Lil' B reference?), where he lets us know about this Family Perfume of his, accompanied by creepy offbeat ringing. Presley's drony vocals and the intentional mis-strums sound like he's invited you over to a practice session in his living room, which is probably quite a cozy place! The acoustic-fueled "Balance Yr Heart" is full of surprises, twists and turns, and is simultaneously completely danceable, but not quite as danceable as the fast-paced "Down PNX," a guitar-driven story of what living in the Bay Area must be like. "Hope! Servatude, I Have No!" is an uplifting banjo jam reminiscent of later-era Beatles while in contrast Presley recalls his more punk days with the fuzzy "Soaring, Daily Pique Number 2," featuring droned-out drums, shouting and all. The layered vocals and sporadic harmonicas on "Hey! Roman Nose" are a lovely treat, followed by "Breathe Again" which sounds like a tribute to Syd Barrett. Vol. 1 finally wraps up with a Kevin Ayers-ish "Daily Pique," and all I can say is whoah, this record just blew my mind; I'm already excited for Vol.2!
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