Fews

Fews (stylised as FEWS) are an American-English-Swedish rock band, formed in 2014 in Malmö, Sweden. They were based in London around the release of their debut album. Self described as post-punk, with motorik elements of krautrock and noise pop,^[3] the band blends this sound^[1] with elements of neo-psychedelia.^[4][1][5]

Fews
Origin	Malmö, Sweden London, England
Genres	Post-punk[1] krautrock[2][3] noise pop[3] neo-psychedelia[1][4]
Years active	2014–present
Labels	PIAS
Members	Frederick Rundquist Jay Clifton Rasmus Andersson
Past members	Alexander Blomfeldt David Alexander Lomelino
Website	www.fewsband.com

The band have released three albums, Means in 2016, Into Red in 2019 and GLASS CITY in 2023.

History

FEWS were formed in 2014 by David Alexander Lomelino and Frederick Rundquist. Both had previously been involved in electronic/pop projects in Sweden, although Rundquist is originally from San Francisco^[6] - Lomelino working under the pseudonym Summer Heart, and Rundquist was a member of Sameblod with Mikael Mattisson.^[7] Both acts were signed to Swedish record label Sommarhjarta. Reportedly meeting via MySpace,^[8] Summer Heart appeared on Sameblod's album Braided Memos in 2012,^[9] and in 2014 remixed the song Loud by Sameblod,^[10] and the song Suddenly which was released on the band's Suddenly Remix EP.^[11]

The duo enlisted bassist Alexander Blomfeldt and drummer Rasmus Andersson, who was previously a guitarist.^[12] The band submitted a demo of The Zoo to PIAS Recordings, and signed soon after.

The band released their debut single Ill in June 2015 by means of UK label Speedy Wunderground, after English record producer Dan Carey got in touch with the band.^[13][14]

On 20 May 2016, the band released their debut studio album Means via PIAS. The album was preceded by 2 singles proper: "The Zoo" which was released in November 2015 and "100 Goosebumps" in March 2016,^[15] and "Drinking Games" in May 2016. The band's original bassist Alexander Blomfeldt left the band on the last day of recording in London, returning to Sweden. Commenting on his departure, Rundquist stated "he's still one of my best friends but he wants to do the normal things in life like buy a house, buy a car and have a family".^[16] He was replaced by English bassist Jay Clifton in March 2016.^[16]

After a one-year hiatus, the band returned in August 2018 with the release of a new single called "Business Man".^[17] The band released their second album Into Red on 1 March 2019.^[18]

On 14 March 2019, the band announced that David Alexander Lomelino was leaving the band, and that the March EU/UK tour would be his last with them.^[19] Lomelino is continuing to work on his Summer Heart project.

Late 2019, Jacob Olson from the band Useless Eaters joined the band to replace David Alexander Lomelino.

Band members

• Frederick Rundquist — vocals, guitar
• Jay Clifton — bass
• Rasmus Andersson— drums
• Jacob Olson - guitar

Discography

Studio albums

• Means (2016)
• Into Red (2019)
• GLASS CITY (2023)

Singles

• "ILL" (2015)
• "The Zoo" (2015)
• "100 Goosebumps" (2016)
• "Drinking Games" (2016)
• "LaGuardia" (2017)
• "Metal" (2017)
• "Business Man" (2018)
• "Paradiso" (2018)
• "More Than Ever" (2019)

References

1. Gray, Josh (26 May 2016). "FEWS - Means". Clash. Retrieved 21 February 2019. f anything the band are slightly too precise and controlled in their approach, offering the listener hints of a more expansive, free-flowing psychedelic act hidden underneath an armour of perfectionism. The '00s post punk bands FEWS share the most DNA with all crammed everything they had to offer the world onto their first albums without paying heed to what they would have left in the tank down the road. 'Means', on the other hand, shows a band putting off their prime in order to dig foundations on which to build bigger and better things.
2. Adelt, Ulrich (2016). Krautrock: German Music in the Seventies. University of Michigan Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-472-05319-3.
3. "About - FEWS". Facebook. Genre: post-post-punk, motorik noise-pop, whatever you want to call it
4. Simpson, Dave (22 December 2016). "Fews: Means review – angular urban psychedelia". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
5. Defina, Robert (3 June 2016). "Spill Album Review: Fews – Means". The Spill Magazine. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
6. Dickson, William (23 July 2015). "Power And Vodka: An Interview With FEWS". The Quietus. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
7. "Midsommar in Berlin: Summer Heart, Sameblod and .. Pizza". Pouledor.com. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
8. Green, Alex (22 January 2016). "Interview: FEWS". The Metropolist. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
9. "Sameblod - Braided Memos". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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11. "Suddenly Remix EP (EP) by Sameblod". Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
12. Evans, Marc (12 October 2016). "Fews: Light Fews and stand well back! This is the future of rock & roll". Oxford Mail. Newsquest. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
13. "FEWS Discuss Their Sex-Like New Record". Last.fm. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
14. Siregar, Cady (2 November 2015). "FEWS – "The Zoo" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
15. Bell, Sadie (23 March 2016). "FEWS – "100 Goosebumps" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
16. "DiScover: Fews". DrownedInSound.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
17. Hakimian, Rob (21 August 2018). "FEWS are vicious on their comeback single 'Business Man'". The 405. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
18. Hakimian, Rob (13 November 2018). "FEWS drag us down a crackling post-punk wormhole on 'Paradiso', announce new album". The 405. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
19. "FEWS". Facebook.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

External links

• Official Website Archived 2019-02-25 at the Wayback Machine