Striking, potent lyrics of surviving personal struggles
inform songs of L.A.-based, Shane O’Malley Firek on self-titled album arriving March 24th.
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Shane O’Malley
Firek of The Ferdy Mayne as photographed by Alexander Harris.
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Hear “Define
My Name” by The Ferdy Mayne via Buzzbands.la
or see the video via Culture
Collide or at the links below!
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The Ferdy
Mayne – In The Press
“A beautiful guitar solo, a pleading chorus, a spacey
Western twang that makes you think now that Firek has ridden off into the
sunset, there’s a happy ending somewhere in the horizon.” – Buzzbands.la
“A respect for raw expression while leaving room for
nuance and beauty. Provides an immersive and mind-altering experience.” – Culture Collide
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The Ferdy
Mayne – Live
2/9/2017: Brooklyn, NY @ Alphaville
2/10/2017: Hatboro, PA @ Connelly's Pub
2/11/2017: Brooklyn, NY @ Scully's Den
2/18/2017: Joshua Tree, CA @ Joshua Tree Saloon
2/19/2017: Joshua Tree, CA @ Beatnik Lounge
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The story of Shane
O’Malley Firek, the single constant member of The Ferdy Mayne, is one of journeys – physical, spiritual, and a
combination of the two.
“I was going through massive change when I was writing
this material,” Firek explains of
his self-titled debut album, out March
24th via Greater Peaks Records. “Before my sobriety, I
was completely insane, in and out of jail, losing friends and putting myself in
considerable debt,” he confesses. “I quit drinking around the time I began to
perform in New York, and I’ve been sober a little over three years now.”
Free of the law, and free of the hold of alcohol, Firek accomplishes on this album what
any artist hopes to who has lived through pretty good and really bad, and that
is to fully inform the work with experience. Firek is most proud of his lyrics, and unlike some songwriters, he
fights hard for them, sometimes over the course of many years.
“When I write songs, it takes a very long time. Very
rarely do songs come quickly, aside from a few on this record,” he says. One
that came more easily is the album’s first single “Define My Name,” premiered
exclusively via Buzzbands.la,
the music discovery website focused on Los Angeles, where Firek recently relocated from Brooklyn. Culture
Collide recently premiered
what they’ve called the “immersive and mind-altering” music video for the tune.
“This is the single most focused song on the record,
lyrically,” Firek explains. “What
else can it say? Define my name. Surreal, poignant Ferdy lyrics. This is what I do best.”
It’s a lot of movement, the other side of the coin of
confinement, which Firek also knows
something about. It’s likely the same optimism about his first glimpse of Los
Angeles that kept him going before arriving there.
“Los Angeles is a shimmering object at first glance,”
he remembers. “It is unreliable, similar to the unreliable dream of New York
City, but I trust in the truth that you can sharpen the tools you came here
with.”
Firek’s journey continues in 2017. He will return to
Brooklyn for two shows in February, before returning to the west for a pair of
shows in Joshua Tree, CA. Details of additional spring touring behind the
release of the debut album by The Ferdy
Mayne will be announced shortly.
The self-titled debut album by The Ferdy Mayne arrives on March
24th, 2017 via Greater
Peaks Records. Shane O’Malley Firek
is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom
at Fanatic for more information.
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Daytrotter
session just-posted! Hear several live versions of tunes appearing on the
upcoming debut album by The Ferdy Mayne here.
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The Ferdy Mayne
S/T
March 24th, 2017
(Greater Peaks Records)
Track Listing:
01. Factory Release
02. Real Shackle
05. Roseanna
06. In The Thick Of The Night
07. Slipping On Dimes
08. Heavy Metal Heart
09. Greater Peaks Of Avid Laurel Evenings
10. Moonier
11. Sucker
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The Ferdy Mayne Links
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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion
