Bristol-based folk singer Fenne Lily shared her third single of the year on 23rd June, entitled ‘Alapathy’. Already gaining over 4,000 streams on Spotify, fans are loving its fast-paced feeling and Lily’s intimate vocals. Alongside the song came a music video, and an announcement of her next album, arriving 18th September 2020.
Derived from the words ‘apathy’ and ‘allopathic’, ‘Alapathy’ uses lyrics such as “Validate my fervency/To be so bound never looked so free/Allopathic remedies for now”. Describing her experience trying to let go of her thoughts using ‘allopathic remedies’, the artist uses enigmatic wordplay as is typical of her writing style, combining folk and rock music to tell her story; one which many relate to.
The music video, directed by Benjamin Brook, was also released, receiving almost 6,000 views. Given Lily’s Instagram caption when announcing the video, it seems that it was filmed while social distancing due to the coronavirus: “Directed by @benbro.ok and other masked folk.” The video timelessly shows Fenne Lily riding her bike around Bristol, out into forest and countryside, ending by running nude through a field.
‘BREACH’, the album for which ‘Alapathy’ was written, will be released later this year and will consist of thirteen tracks. The album contains themes of loneliness; as Lily explained in a press release, it “deals largely with loneliness, and trying to work out the difference between being alone and being lonely.”
She also described her journey from her first album ‘On Hold’ to now, saying, “I realised that I am comfortable in myself, and I don’t need to fixate on relationships to make myself feel like I have something to talk about.”
‘On Hold’ came out in 2018, just two years after she began playing her music in venues around Bristol. Now signed to Dead Oceans record label, Lily has already shared two singles this year - ‘Hypochondriac’ and ‘To Be A Woman Pt. 2′.
Find the full track-list for ‘BREACH’ below.
1. To Be A Woman Pt.1
2. Alapathy
3. Berlin
4. Elliot
5. I, Nietzche
6. Birthday
7. Blood Moon
8. Solipsism
9. I Used To Hate My Body But Now I Just Hate You
10. 98
11. Someone Else’s Trees
12. Moody Ghost
13. Laundry and Jet Lag
