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Fingerless are facing the ‘Monster’ of self doubt in their intense, anthemic new single. – Backseat Mafia
Long time favourites here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, the irrepressible Fingerless are back with the deliciously restrained and haunting tones of ‘Monster’. Eschewing their normal psychedelic-tinged upbeat pace, ‘Monster’ is a caged beast coasting on simple delicate guitars supported by pounding epic percussion with singer channelling a better version of Chris Martin, crooning like a Las Vegas entertainer with an anthemic monster chorus fringed with harmonised back up vocals. Marc Cheesman says of the track, in his usueal self-drepracting way: …it’s a pretty simple song, but a deeply personal one. We’ve been playing this live for a long time, but I resisted recording it. Basically it’s about…
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‘No Words Can Reach It’ – the Brisbane chameleons of rock Fingerless unleash an electronic wash that hangs in the atmosphere like a sonic aurora. – Backseat Mafia
Fingerless never stay in the same spot but continually explore new ways to display their musical prowess and creativity. Their new single ‘Now Words Can Touch It’ maintains their unerring skill at delivering a bucketful of melody, but, as ever, they have switched the delivery mechanism to an atmospheric electronic gurgle that bubbles and squeaks under the vocals. A distant metallic clang and alien noises linger at the very distant edges. It’s the sonic version of the aurora that recently visited this region – mysterious and breathtaking. Confusingly, the track comes off not the next Fingerless album but one after that – ‘And The Forest of Signs’ – an experimental…
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Meanjin/Brisbane trio Fingerless say ‘Yes Today’ – a dreamy escapade that ascends into a celestial storm – Backseat Mafia
We are inordinately proud to bring you an exclusive taste of the new single ‘Yes Today’ from one of our favourite local Meanjin/Brisbane outfits, Fingerless, released through one of our favourite labels, the ultra chic 4000 Records. Fingerless like to surprise their audiences with their musical guises, displaying a mastery of styles that can range from exquisitely delicate dream pop to wild and crazy psychedelic surrealism and heavy metal thunder. ‘Yes Today’ leans towards the former with a gentle jingle jangle flow of sparkling guitars redolent of REM while the yearning vocals have a touch of Bowie. A wild guitar solo nods at the band’s psychedelic propensities, creating a whirlygig…