Eine dunkle Bariton-Stimme, irgendwo zwischen Nick Cave uns Stuart Staples, musikalisch ergänzt mit einer Range von Adam Green bis New Wave, das ist A.S. Fanning, irischer Musiker, auf den das Genre Folk-Noir vermutlich passt wie auf keinen zweiten. Ein großer Fokus liegt dabei auf dem lyrischen, die Tradition großer irischer Schriftsteller und anderer Literaten ist inhärent in seinem Schaffen und befördert uns auf direktem Weg in meist düstere, manchmal gar post-apokalyptische Welten. Kommt es doch mal vor, dass Fanning doch auch mal seine eigene Beerdigung narratiert. Musikalisch begleitet von New-Wave Klängen oder Psychedelia ab und an aber auch mal heiter und beflügelnd.
Berlin-based Irish gothic-folk singer-songwriter A.S. Fanning’s songs are often lyrically driven, taking inspiration from Irish literary tradition and folk music as well as from 60s psychedelia and rock n roll.
Since his debut single ‘Carmelita’, released on 7-inch vinyl in 2015, he has been touring throughout Europe and further afield, showcasing at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas and playing other renowned festivals such as Hard Working Class Heroes (Dublin) and Endless Daze (Cape Town).
His debut album, the self-produced ‘Second Life’, was released in 2017 on Proper Octopus Records, with The 405 calling it ‘an emotional joy ride with songs of devotion and endured heartache…8/10’
His sophomore album ‘You Should Go Mad’ was released in November 2020. Clash Magazine called it ‘The sound of an artist pushing himself to the brink’. Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, no live dates were possible in support of the album’s release, but Fanning plans to be back on the road with his band in Autumn 2021, along with the release of a new EP.
