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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Fenech-Soler Donate Proceeds From New Single to Charity, Album Due in the Fall


It's great when you can take something as serious as cancer and turn it around into something positive, and that's EXACTLY what UK electro-pop band Fenech-Soler has done. Recently diagnosed with early stage testicular cancer, lead singer Ben Duffy is currently embarking on a short course of chemotherapy which has forced the band to reschedule their forthcoming UK tour dates. As devastating as this news must have been to take, Duffy seems to be taking it all in stride and really thinking about the positive.
"We are really sorry to postpone these shows. The diagnosis has been a big shock for all of us but on the positive side it has been caught very early and the recovery rate for this type of cancer is extremely high. I will be continuing to write and work with the band during my treatment and the others will continue to fulfill all DJ engagements. Everyone is very upbeat that I will be fighting fit again in a couple of months. We just want to ask our fans to bear with us while I have treatment and recover. I can't wait to get back on stage and continue with what has been an amazing last year for us"
It's really great that Duffy and the band have a relationship built on love and support. Considering how many bands have broken up because of infighting and other such drama, a diagnosis like this is really something they're bonding over and I'm sure fan support only helps with the healing. What's more, the band has decided to donate all proceeds for their latest single, "Stop and Stare" (out now on iTunes) to Teenage Cancer Trust. How admirable is that? According to guitarist Ross Duffy,
"We want to do something positive with this situation and we can do that by giving money to Teenage Cancer Trust and helping to create awareness about the amazing work they do."
AMAZING. Despite this blow, the band is continuing on with plans to promote and release their forthcoming album later this year.  Check out the brilliant new video for "Stop and Stare" below.  The band's full length debut album is due out in the Fall.  Download the Demons EP on iTunes HERE.
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Sunday, January 30, 2011

Fenech-Soler Sign to Warner Brothers' Label B-Unique, Release Debut US Single in March


Nominated for a Q Magazine 'Next Big Thing' Award, UK electropop band Fenech-Soler is looking to be the next best thing over here in the States as well. Fenech-Soler is set to release their new single, "Demons" in America on March 15th (the single is due out in the UK on February 7th) on B-Unique/Warner Brothers Records. The foursome known as Fenech-Soler (Ross and Ben Duffy, Daniel Soler and Andrew Lindsay) independently released their debut single, "Stop & Stare" in the UK last May and quickly started generating buzz. The song received BBC Radio 1 airplay and reached the Top 10 of the Dance and Indie singles charts which ultimately lead to their major label record deal with Warner Brothers.

Starting out in Kings Cliffe, a small village in the hinterlands of Northamptonshire, brothers Ben and Ross Duffy joined up with friend Daniel Soler and started to make music. Tapping into their influences - The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, Soulwax, SMD - the boys started writing their own electronic tracks using laptops and synthesizers. Drawing from more diverse influences - George Benson, N.E.R.D., The Whispers, Michael Jackson and Queens of The Stone Age - the band began to flesh out their sound. Eventually the another mutual friend, Andrew Lindsay came along and broght another element to the group - live drums and synths - an ingredient which would help turn their music into what it is today.

Starting out playing small clubs, Fenech-Soler gathered experience under their wings and started to make a name for themselves based on their live sets. The band's big break came when French DJ/remixer Alan Braxe asked to release one of their songs - "The Cult of Romance" - which Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac would later feature on her 2009 compilation. Groove Armada saw the foursome play a party and subsequently asked Fenech-Soler to join them on tour, even featuring Ben as lead vocalist on the single, "Paper Romance." What a whirlwind!


"Demons" will be the first single released in the U.S. The single is "a dizzying shot of Parisian synths and pop melody, a typically immediate tale of late night confusion and self doubt, propelled with urgent dance floor beats." Check it out on February 7th in the UK and on March 15th in the US. Expect some HOT remixes to boot. A full length album and U.S. tour dates are expected so stay tuned!



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