Listening to this compulsively since it's drop last month. What struck me most was how cohesive of a package it was - the music fit the album cover which fit the videos which fit the release plan, etc. You don't see that kind of singular artistic vision outside of a few auteurs, most launches are either the product of a team of dead-eyed PR professionals or unceremoniously dropped on Spotify. In an age of inauthenticity, the authentic turns heads (and then is quickly chewed up and recommoditized but that's a fight for another day). Foxing's self-titled album stood out, even before I read the band's statement on the album. The TLDR of what they said: they did everything. The recording, production, art, videos, and even the launch. They wanted this as a snapshot to capture where they were at in their craft _today_. You just don't see that too often which is what makes this a notable album for me. Their statement also says "it's not the easiest record to listen to" which is true, there's a couple of especially prickly tracks I skip, but it's not because they're bad, just, y'know, prickly. Everything is in it's place and exactly how you'd expect it to be, warts and all.
Foxing
9/13/2024