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chorus,” of lead single “Define My Name” now, courtesy of Buzzbands.la.
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Shane O’Malley
Firek of The Ferdy Mayne as photographed by Alexander Harris.
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Daytrotter
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“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.” – Kevin Bronson, Buzzbands.la
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.
“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. Details of a tour 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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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
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