Beguiling Amsterdam duo Feng Suave are at it again: turning the pernicious forces in the world into utterly lovable indie pop. Recent single “Come Gather Round” took on capitalism, and their new one, “Unweaving The Rainbow Forever”, approaches all the ways humans are ruining the planet. They say:
“The verses reference animal imprisonment, climate change, nuclear winter as well as human superstition and include a nod to the famous environmentalist David Attenborough and Jane Goodall. It’s kind of a children’s song about humanity’s self-annihilation. It will be the first song in the Feng Suave catalogue that features a glockenspiel and a live string ensemble.”
That glockenspiel is present right from the start of “Unweaving the Rainbow Forever”, combining with the lilting guitar and wordless vocals to create the atmosphere of a homely, family-friendly sing along. But then come the words: “I’m relating more to the animals at the local zoo / Where all the rocks are artificial,” Daniël de Jong sings in the first verse, only getting more drastic in the second verse where he sings “Come on everyone / Detonate all of your WMDs / All at once, all over the place.” Counter to the doom of the words, “Unweaving The Rainbow Forever” sweeps into a euphoric chorus full of sweeping strings and cinematic melodies, and the idea of “pulling on the threads of Heaven / unweaving the rainbow forever,” actually sounds quite beautiful and idyllic. I suppose that’s just the way we go about life; destroying the planet, but blocking out the damage and purely loving every second of it – an unsettling state of affairs that Feng Suave have captured in this blissful but threatening song.
Watch the video for “Unweaving The Rainbow Forever” below, or listen to it on streaming platforms.
Feng Suave’s So Much For Gardening EP arrives on August 27 (pre-order/save). You can find the band on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
