Faye Fantarrow Releases Anticipated EP 'AWOL' Arriving on a Wave of Praise
FAYE FANTARROW
RELEASES ANTICIPATED SEVEN-SONG EP
AWOL
VIA BAY STREET RECORDS
PROJECT ARRIVES ON A WAVE OF PRAISE
Above: cover art for ‘AWOL’ EP
NASHVILLE, TN (February 10, 2023) — Sunderland, U.K. singer, songwriter and rising star Faye Fantarrow has released AWOL via Dave Stewart’s Bay Street Records. Out today (February 10) along with the project’s focus track, “Six Foot,” her anticipated seven-song EP arrives on a wave of early praise and support for the artist.
The project encapsulates Faye’s trademark sound: soulful alternative tones, her signature vocals coupled with a strummed guitar and a thumping rhythm. Signed to Eurythmics' Dave Stewart's Bay Street Records in 2021, Fantarrow’s debut comes after the heartbreaking revelation she has been diagnosed with an extremely rare and potentially fatal Glioma brain tumor which was a catalyst to expediting AWOL’s release. Faye has in fact battled and beaten Leukaemia twice since she was first diagnosed at eight years old. The discovery of this new tumor — as she was recording her debut album with Stewart — came as a devastating shock.
AWOL is available on all DSPs today — listen here.
EARLY PRAISE FOR FAYE FANTARROW’S NEW MUSIC:
“‘AWOL’ finds Fantarrow putting her spin on some classic songwriting themes — fast cars and fierce desire. Though anchored by the folky strum of an acoustic guitar, the song also incorporates thumping drums and Eighties-style synths”
— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, February 3, 2023
“A rising musical talent”
— Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, February 3, 2023
“Driven by fervent acoustic strumming and a pulsing rhythm, Faye Fantarrow’s ‘AWOL’ demonstrates the U.K. singer-songwriter’s impressive alt-soul phrasing, which brings to mind Alessia Cara in its distinctiveness, and even Adele as well at points.”
— Joe Lynch, Billboard, February 6, 2023
“UK rising star Faye Fantarrow…the single [‘AWOL’] mixes folk elements with a pulsing beat. Her eclectic inspirations are well on display.”
— Alex Hopper, American Songwriter, February 4, 2023
“Rising British singer/songwriter Faye Fantarrow…combines her soulful, vintage style with folk and R&B influences.”
— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, February 3, 2023
“Faye Fantarrow’s ‘Awol’ is a brilliant, creative blend of folk and blues, as she plays a peaceful acoustic guitar on the track.”
— Lexi Lane, UPROXX, February 7, 2022
Above: Faye Fantarrow
Stewart, who discovered the 20-year-old star and has supported her as an artist, producer, co-writer and friend, says: “Faye Fantarrow is a rare jewel from the North East. She’s from Sunderland, a city with a big heart, and there’s no bigger heart than Faye's. As a songwriter and performer, she tells stories to make you explode with joy or weep along with her at the trichotomy of the human spirit. Faye is one of a kind and I love her dearly as a sister, a daughter, and a great music partner. We had an unbelievable time together while recording this EP. Both in search of musical freedoms, two souls laughing constantly at the joy of creativity. I love Faye Fantarrow.”
AWOL Tracklisting:
“AWOL”
“Six Foot”
“Midas”
“The Weekend”
“Never Love”
“Ten”
“Enough”
Above: Faye Fantarrow and Dave Stewart