When you’ve been out of the loop for a while like we have lately, it’s nice to come back to new material from a familiar voice. The New Division’s highly-anticipated FADER EP was unleashed today, and needless to say, it was the remedy we needed to finally get the ball rolling here at TDL once again.
You might often remember us saying that The New Division never disappoints as they one of our top favorites here, and justifiably so. With the industry so saturated lately with most of the same sound, it’s refreshing to dive into something curated out of raw honesty and creative vision.
The follow-up to 2017’s Precision EP, FADER opens with “One Night In Tokyo” – perhaps the destination to Precision’s closing track, “Walk?” One can only imagine that journey. Based off of the concept of escapism, “One Night In Tokyo” takes listeners on a harrowing journey after a painful breakup, the city lights and traffic aglow while everything around feels so empty as one’s peace of mind is challenged.
The notion of lost love continues in “Jealous” while title track, “Fader,” takes on more of a dark euro-pop sensibility as frontman John Kunkel describes a dream about a film he’d seen as a child. Words like, “Wipe the tears from your face, you’re no disgrace,” a reminder of self-worth and brighter days ahead, while tracks like “Sextext,” EP highlight, “Signs,” and closer, “Video Vex,” are reminiscent of early TND – the latter splashed with some much-appreciated trance vibes.
They say good things come to those who wait, and needless to say, FADER was most definitely worth the extra wait.
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