New Music Radar: On Channel Me, Andrew Fagan
/Andrew Fagan returns with a satirical take on today’s social media preoccupied society. Being an amateur social anthropologist, it is a topic close to his heart. Listen to new track On Channel Me below, off Fagan’s forthcoming solo album Act Normal, due for release in October on Southbound.
“This culture of unselfconscious self-promotion and relentless emotive connectivity redefines the concepts of self-absorption and self-obsession. Personally I find it all a bit unnecessary. It also makes it harder for me to get noticed…” says Fagan.
An understated master songwriter of societal observation, Fagan has created a frantic and frenetic commentary on the compulsion to overshare information on social media channels, and the vanity that creates.
Fagan’s career spans over 40 years, from his time as frontman of New Wave group The Mockers to his ongoing solo career. His solo material over the years, performing with his band Fagan and The People, includes Sardonic Social Commentary classics such as Exciting, Astonishment, Now You Know, Blame Me, Get Light, Religion, Messiah and Jerusalem.
Fagan’s last release, the spoken word album of poetry titled It Was Always Going To Be Like This coincided with his New Zealand tour with John Cooper Clarke in 2018.
On the release of this new album, Fagan imparts us with “good things take time… enjoy this one.”
Stay tuned for Fagan and The People tour dates in select locations around Aotearoa to celebrate the album release.
Pick which version of the track is selected for tracklisting on the new album at Fagan and The People’s Facebook page here. One song, four different versions.
On Channel Me (Rock version): Apple Music | Spotify
On Channel Me (Electro-pop version): Apple Music | Spotify
On Channel Me (Lo-fi version): Apple Music | Spotify
On Channel Me (Trance/dance version): Apple Music | Spotify