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Now that we got that out of the way...

On his latest album, Born Hot, Farren paired polished, up-beat pop songs with lyrics illustrating feelings of self-examination and insecurity, all while developing a newfound sense of humor when it came to promoting himself. Today, as he prepares to kick off his headlining tour tonight in San Francisco, Farren shares a new song called "Phantom Friend" that expands his sonic palate even further, tapping into cleaner sounds prevalent among soft rock groups of the late 70's / early 80's. Stereogum called it "a lovely, warm song."
“I’ve been listening to a lot of Destroyer and Belle & Sebastian, and I think that’s pretty clear in this one. Not like, ILLEGALLY clear but I can certainly hear the influence,” Chris explains. “I’m usually pretty burned out on writing after I release records, but this just kind of came out of me almost fully formed. My friend Jenny Owen Youngs came over at the eleventh hour and helped me fix some parts that weren’t 100%, and then Stevie from Adult Mom added some really great harmonies. And dang Jack Shirley (Jeff Rosenstock, Deafheaven) mastered it! Also, there was a cricket in my studio when I was recording it so I had to mix out a lot of chirping. I can’t find the cricket and it’s still in there. Help!”

Chris Farren live is not to be missed. Take our word for it. Dates with Retirement Party & Macseal begin tonight. do it to it ~

  • 01/15 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill #
  • 01/17 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios #
  • 01/18 - Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project #
  • 01/20 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court #
  • 01/21 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall #
  • 01/23 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen #
  • 01/24 - Hamtramck, MI @ Sanctuary #
  • 01/25 - Toronto, ON @ Monarch Tavern #
  • 01/27 - Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s Locker Room #
  • 01/28 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Roboto Project #
  • 01/30 - Somerville, MA @ ONCE Ballroom #
  • 01/31 - Brooklyn, NY @ Zone One #
  • 02/01 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church #
  • 02/03 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd #
  • 02/04 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle Back Room #
  • 02/06 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade - Purgatory #
  • 02/07 - Orlando, FL @ Will’s #
  • 02/08 - Tampa, FL @ Hooch and Hive #
  • 02/10 - Dallas, TX @ Ruins #
  • 02/11 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk #
  • 02/13 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge #
  • 02/14 - San Diego, CA @ Voodoo Room - House of Blues #
  • 02/15 - Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Lounge #
  • 02/24 - Brighton, UK @ Hope and Ruin
  • 02/25 - Bristol, UK @ Exchange Basement
  • 02/26 - Birmingham, UK @ The Victoria
  • 02/27 - Newport, UK @ Le Pub
  • 02/28 - London, UK @ Old Blue Last
  • 02/29 - Manchester, UK @ Gullivers
  • 03/01 - Glasgow, UK @ Hug and Pint
  • 03/02 - Liverpool, UK @ Sound Basement
  • 03/03 - Kingston, UK @ The Fighting Cocks

# w/ Retirement Party & Macseal