Peggy Frew, the best-selling, prizewinning novelist and member of legendary band, Art of Fighting, announces her debut solo album Dial-Up, due for release on 8th November. ‘Country House’ is the first taste of the world conjured up by Frew, watch the accompanying video of the enchanting first single below!
Luminous and ominous, the songs on Dial-Up are full of both vulnerability and bravado. Silver days, thunderstorms, broken-down cars and lonely winter train rides. The fraught sweetness of looking back. “I started writing these songs at the beginning of last year instead of working on a novel,” says Peggy. “It filled that hole in my life, I guess. I imagined the characters for the songs and told their stories. But they’re also deeply personal.”
Produced and recorded in one week by Marty Brown at his Standalone Studios in Coburg. “The beautiful thing was how quickly and intuitively it all came together,” says Brown. Featuring Frew’s fuzzed-up keyboards and naïve piano, anchored by sombre bass and earthy drums, and layered with spacey guitars. Brown’s percussive flourishes (singing bowl, gongs, clapping sticks) scatter themselves here and there – and right in the middle is Frew’s fragile but insistent voice, telling stories. Rich in imagery and bold in its world building, Dial-Up holds a mirror to what it means to be human.
Listen / download ‘Country House’ here.
Pre-order / pre-Save Dial-Up here.
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