There has been some recent internal shakeups for post-punk band FACS, with original member Jonathan Van Herik returning after leaving the group prior to the release of their debut album, Negative Houses, in 2018 — also, longtime bassist Alianna Kalaba is no longer with the band. Original bassist Brian Case is now handling lead guitar while Ben Herik now handles bass duties, and drummer Noah Leger maintains his position behind the kit. Now that we’ve gotten the roll call out of the way: the band’s new album, Wish Defense, is due out Feb 7 via Trouble in Mind Records.
Their latest single, “You Future” finds the band trafficking in sublime angularities, with a fog of beautiful dissonance drifting over the landscape. The guitar sounds rusted through and corroded, while the drums thump and clatter in serpentine passages. It all builds to a cacophonous release of energy that pulses out in asymmetrical waves and threatens to wipe out anything in its way.
“The final track is also the final action, look in the mirror and ask the questions. It’s a future self talking to a ‘you’ from the past, assessing the path up until this point, questioning who you are. We bookended the album with the two songs that felt the most vulnerable and I think that really works with this idea of examining and challenging who you are and the perception of who you are.“
Listen below and check out the band’s upcoming tour dates.
FACS Tour Dates:
Feb. 07 Den Haag, NL – Grauzone Fest
Feb. 08 Amsterdam, NL – OCCII
Feb. 09 Hamburg, DE – Ms Stubnitz Boat
Feb. 10 Berlin, DE – Neue Zukunft
Feb. 11 Brussels, BE – Magazine 4
Feb. 12 Luxembourg, LUX – Rotondes
Feb. 13 Metz, FR – Trinitaires
Feb. 14 Lyon, FR – Periscope
Feb. 15 Nïmes, FR – Paloma
Feb. 16 Marseille, FR – Emma Vortex
Feb. 18 Savona, IT – Raindogs
Feb. 19 Grenoble, FR – Le Ciel
Feb. 20 Zürich, CH – Ziegel Oh Lac
Feb. 21 Trier, DE – Mergener Hof Trier
Feb. 22 Liege, BE – Jaune Orange
Apr. 07 Washington, DC – Songbyrd
Apr. 08 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Apr. 09 Ridgewood, NY – TV Eye
Apr. 10 Medford, MA – Deep Cuts
Apr. 11 Montreal, QC – Quai des Brumes
Apr. 12 Toronto, ON – Dance Cave
Apr. 13 Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
Apr. 17 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Wish Defense is due out Feb 7 via Trouble in Mind Records. You can pre-order the album here. Follow the band on Facebook and Instagram.
