Theomar C. Francois of Fairies! No Mercenaries has been using the project as an outlet to transform harrowing experiences and emotional darkness into music that doesn’t downplay any of it but might help others to process their own trauma and emotional stasis. The latest single “…In The Way You Disappeared” sounds like an emo band discovered synthwave and deathrock and mulched it all to produce something that sounds like a true amalgamation and not a clumsy co-opting of styles to fit into a favored aesthetic. Driving distorted guitar gives way to synth leads as Francois’ melancholic vocals tell the heartbreaking tale of a loved one lost and how that pain may recede over time but how the haunting never completely goes away. One wonders if James O’Barr’s original graphic novel of The Crow was in any part an inspiration because it has the same sense of loving despair that strikes deep. But whatever the root spark of the song it’s a fascinating genre hybrid that remains with you long after listening. Listen to the track from the album Eurydice on Bandcamp and follow the artist at the links following.
https://fairiesnomercenaries.bandcamp.com/track/in-the-way-you-disappeared
open.spotify.com/artist/1xxCCT8CqMnPRBbPorH1Br
fairiesnomercenaries.bandcamp.com
instagram.com/fairiesnomercenaries
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