The Fades are set to release the next single from their blistering new indie rock post-punk paragon 'Night Terrors'. 

'Drives Me On' is a powerful indie rock rallying cry for the power of friendship with a triumphant soaring chorus that makes you want to jump up and sing. 

After receiving rave reviews of the new album and getting tracks onto loads of great playlists (editorial and curated) the band are heading out on tour to play the record live with some highlight shows including 229 Club Soho, Lions Den Manchester, the Lexington in Islington and much more coming over the next few months.

'Drives Me On' is released on 22/03/2023

Drives Me On

Taken from the new album 'Night Terrors' coming in October 2022 - tinyurl.com/thefadesNT

Night Terrors

The Fades - Small Again (Bark Like A Dog Records)

The Fades release brand new single ‘Small Again’ on Sept 8th 2023.

We all get a little misty eyed at the thought of our past, remembering good times and bad. Times that leave an indelible mark on our being.

Music is one of the most effective ways to bring back these memories, flooding your thoughts like it was yesterday. One bar of a song and the nostalgia for times gone by hits you right in the feels.

Frontman of the Fades; Dave sings about the fact that as he’s got older there are now so many more memories associated with so many songs.

“I’m thinking of all the songs that make me cry, and how as the years go by, there are so many more of them….”

‘Small Again’ is a 3-minute indie pop/rock blast of nostalgia for times gone by.
Reminiscent of Ash, Blink-182, Idlewild and Hope of the States.

Last single ‘Off the Record’ blew up on streaming and radio, with BBC 6Music, Amazing Radio and Radio X picking it up along with loads of music blogs, curators and sites.

Small Again

Iggy Pop & Nick Cave (feat. Thurston Moore) - Nobody's City taken from The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project "Axels & Sockets" coming 05/02/2014 at Glitterhouse Records: http://tinyurl.com/pyzy483

The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project: Axels & Sockets

Iggy Pop & Nick Cave (feat. Thurston Moore) - Nobody's City

Off the Record - The Fades
Bark Like a Dog Records
Friday June 2nd 2023

The Fades release an in your face blast of alternative garage rock rage with 'Off the Record'.

Big riffs, soaring guitar and powerful drums with a simple and maniacal vocal refrain "I don't feel comfortable with my voice on the record"..... Don't quote me on that!

Reminiscent of early Nirvana, elements of Faith No More and the snarl of Idles

Off the Record

Looking for Keanu (Chorus)

We’ve all been there at times… losing faith in life, questioning who to turn to for solace and meaning – and this time it’s lead singer and guitarist Dave Lightfoot of South London garage rockers The Fades. Having heard a rumour that Keanu Reeves was filming around the corner from their rehearsal studios just after experiencing a midlife breakup, Dave’s imagination was set alight thinking: imagine bumping into Keanu on the street, hanging out and going back to the studio with him for a jam together – then an amazing lifelong relationship can begin, but before that there’s a song to write and here it is…

Looking for Keanu is a 90’s inspired slice of slacker indie rock that features The Fades at their most reflective and self-effacing.

The naked honesty in the verse lyric is plain to see but even in the darkest moments there’s always hope to guide us through to better times and then comes the chorus: it’s powerful, catchy and you can’t help but be lifted up by its energy. There’s the video too, jam packed with ‘Easter eggs’ from Keanu’s various films, all shot around the area where Keanu was filming in South London when Dave came up with the song.

With DJs like Steve Lamacq, John Kennedy & Marc Riley supporting various releases & glowing write ups in Louder Than War, Fresh on The Net & alike throughout their career, The Fades are a band who’ve consistently turned adversity to their advantage, finding the best in life while not taking themselves too seriously.

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Looking for Keanu

From the Casey Chaos sessions. Released as a B-side on the 2nd edition CD single of Psychosis Safari.

Ho Ha

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Iggy Pop - I Wanna Be Your Dog

David and the Dark Thoughts releases a new tale of woe.....
A lament about needing some support through difficult times

Don't forget to keep in touch with people during this sh*t

I NEED A HORSE

It was 10 years ago, 2010.

The Fades had already been around for a few years and were by now determined to have as much fun as possible.

A Talented screenwriter, Peter Hinton had just got in contact with us to ask if we would allow him to use our song Caca for a project he was involved in. We met up and told him we would be delighted and, after a few pints of Old Rosie cider (ouch!) he told us he had an idea of us covering I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing, the classic New Seekers hit for his show. We loved the idea and set to it. I had this idea of staring it off with a bit of a tribute to the Only Fools And Horses theme music (We got some half-price deep freeze…etc) and it grew from there. For a musician, I really must have the most tuneless, foghorn of a singing voice and yet despite this I always wanted to sing on a hit record. Well, here it is! Thankfully Dave’s angelic vocals take over swiftly and I get back to fighting with my guitar.

We later got a message from The New Seekers saying that they loved our version and had performed it Fades-style at one of their gigs. If only footage of that existed somewhere! - Jonny Fade

I NEED A HORSE

David and the Dark Thoughts

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