FAKE YOUR OWN DEATH

"Fake Your Own Death, the San Francisco post-punk and noise rock ensemble, took the 7pm stage at Noise Pop’s Bender’s Bar Happy Hour this past February with the kind of veteran resolve that quietly mumbles, “Maybe you overlooked us, buddy.” In about a 30-minute set, they had the entire patronage jumping, kicking, pushing in on the rumble, reacting to the irresistible melodies, and hanging on to every no-wave reference."
-48 Hills

You don’t have to actually die to start over, but you might have to pretend to.  

Described as "stories about misfits and the collapse of meaning, then there’s layers of reverb and infectious beats to create an alluring patchwork of uneasiness and romantic nostalgia.”

FYOD has been compared to bands like Fontaines DC, Sonic Youth, The National, and Interpol by both local and national press.

FYOD has played with bands like Gang of Four, The Warlocks, Blood Red Shoes, Film School, White Denim, Bob Mould, !!!, Creeper Lagoon, Trail of the Dead, and The Kills.

Fake Your Own Death is: Terry Ashkinos, Scott Eberhardt, Shane Ryan, and Adrian McCullough. At one time FYOD was: August Churchill, Israel Chavarin, Daniel Settle, Dave Lentz, Keith Ensign, Rob Easson, Sean Beresford, Dan Francisco, Mauri Skinfill, Joey Federale.

Recordings include: Invisible and Bulletproof (Monolathe Recordings), El Terrible (Breakup Records), The Wake (What Rough Beast), Shortest Poem Hates to Lose (What Rough Beast), Bad Gods (What Rough Beast), and the upcoming album called Leave Your Luggage by the Pool, slated to come out in 2026. 

Press:
https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/02/28/music-noise-pop-fake-your-own-death

https://greilmarcus.substack.com/p/real-life-rock-top-10-march-6-2025?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3VuDSGAnxe5XqxX-OAEtuJ5P70k1eS5-UE_t9GggBPkZzm2LpqYo14iS8_aem_e_N1ILLYHvL6Mc3vlxActA

Video for Bad Gods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPQXTdhvZD8

More Press: 
https://globaltexanchronicles.com/fake-your-own-death-bad-gods/?fbclid=IwAR2bboNgXMmwYjVU5KWZbNkvyWOuU84-Bb-HDZBGST3uRi6rVQPD0WCrIyM

https://thoughtswordsaction.com/2023/05/26/fake-your-own-death-bad-gods/?fbclid=IwAR0lrp8EbKs2e_T-AM54SK-STIc6ORZ1TYQCcXHtZK27_T4T4gfBShuqBKQ

And Even More:
"First up was Fake Your Own Death. What surprised me about them, then, is how good they are. Their songs are really good, like if Interpol decided to play faster and have some hard rock riffs. The vocals had a tinge of early Elvis Costello." (Spinning Platters) 

" I couldn't have been more impressed with Fake Your Own Death. The music is a mix of Joy Division, Love and Rockets and The National with brief moments of Interpol thrown in. They debuted songs from their forthcoming album to a sizable crowd which was really great to see... I haven't been this excited about a local group in quite some time. Get to know them." (Front Porch Musings)      

“Fake Your Own Death's music is dark and dense. It's indie rock with a bit of post-punk terrible.” (SF Gate)

“The Wake accelerates past the raw spareness of their debut EP, Cut, speeding deeper into the complex literary darkness that's become Terry's home territory.” (Boing Boing)

“Couldn't be more excited about the band Fake Your Own Death which began when Ashkinos was in Berlin studying the fall of communism with the aid of the US government. Ashkinos' booming, sometimes droning voice leads the way to create outstanding dark moments throughout.”
 (Bay Area Bridged)

Today sees the release of the new EP shortestpoemhatestolose, a vibrant and dynamic post-punk/darkwave offering with touches of goth, noise rock, and indie rock thrown into the mix. (Rebel Noise)

Where the Music Meets
https://www.wherethemusicmeets.com/2025/03/01/fake-your-own-deaths-leave-your-luggage-by-the-pool/

Derek Thomas is an established independent artist whose past work has garnered him worldwide press varying from local blogs to 4 star reviews in Rolling Stone.  He recently (2018) had two of his Americana Alt/Country songs placed in the film, " All I Wish" featuring Sharon Stone.  Thomas' songs display a depth, love and understanding of the Folk, Alt. Country, Americana, Country, Singer Songwriter, Indie/Post Rock, and Soul genres.

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