Introducing...FAVORED NATIONS

[Tasya Swisko]

INTRODUCING... FAVORED NATIONS

DEBUT ALBUM THE GREAT UNKNOWN OUT SEPTEMBER 18th ON ANTLER RECORDS

New Single "Always" Streaming Via Noisey

PRESS HERE<http://noisey.vice.com/blog/premiere-favoured-nation-always> TO LISTEN

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"Frenetic, house-infused dance-pop with smooth new wave overtones." Stereogum

"mellifluous vocals" SPIN

Electronic trio, Favored Nations is the collective talents of singer Morgan Phalen (former vocalist of Diamond Nights and featured vocalist on the French duo Justice's LP Audio, Video Disco), DJ James Curd  (DFA), and Surahn "Sid" Sidhu (touring guitarist for Empire of the Sun and has written for the likes of Usher and Kimbra). After releasing a string of well-received singles, including "The Set Up" that was featured on Grand Theft Auto V's official soundtrack, Favored Nations have announced their debut album, The Great Unknown, will drop worldwide on September 18th via Antler Records.

PRESS HERE<http://noisey.vice.com/blog/premiere-favoured-nation-always> to listen to the LP's first single "Always" on Noisey.

Soundcloud embed link HERE: <iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/210496352&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true"></iframe>

The inability to "define the space," as Phalen puts it from his adopted home in Stockholm, Sweden, is a large part of what makes the music from The Great Unknown sound both intimate and global simultaneously. The LP is an 18-track, epic amalgam of sunlit pop that brings to mind the solar-powered elements that emerged in the 1960s with the Beach Boys. The album is also mixed with the band's influences of Steely Dan, Alan Parsons, West Coast hip-hop, and disco that round out their sound.

With Phalen living in Sweden and Curd and Sid both residing in Australia, the distance between them actually encouraged the guys to form the band. In a sense, by living apart from one another, the transnationalism is the immeasurable ingredient that makes their sound global without any pretense.

A global band for global times, there is a universal appeal to The Great Unknown. "Always" is genre-defying mélange of groove and melody that rejects immobility.  Track "The Magic Man" opens with a passage of symphonic strings that would fill an opera house to its rafters; to their tune "Regular Pussy" that turns a brash, hip-hop inspired sexual brag into a tender love song that features falsetto and harmonies.

Stay connected with Favored Nations on https://facebook.com/favorednationsmusic  for upcoming tour announcements.


Track Listing for The Great Unknown:


1.     "Intro"

2.     "Always'

3.     "Expanded Gong"

4.     "Blame Game"

5.     "I Can See You"

6.     "Amazon"

7.     "The Set Up"

8.     "Getting You Off"

9.     "The Strain"

10.  "Lagoon"

11.   "Most Girls"

12.   "Magic Man"

13.   "That's Not Who We Are"

14.   "The Great Unknown"

15.   "Regular Pussy"

16.   "Time In The Shade"

17.   "Go"

18.   "22 West"
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