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Aeon Station – “Fade”

10:53 AM EST on November 16, 2021

Next month, the Wrens' Kevin Whelan will release Observatory, the first album from his new project Aeon Station, which he started after work on the Wrens' much-delayed Meadowlands follow-up stalled out. We've heard "Queens" and "Leaves" from it already, and today Whelan is back with another single, "Fade."

In an interview with Consequence, Whelan talked about the track:

A key inspiration for the song was when my family and I moved from New Jersey to Singapore. It was something I always wanted to do. To move to a different country, to escape to a new place where no one knew me. People do it every day all over the world, but there is a unique feeling of excitement and fear when you’re leaving your home, country, and culture behind and setting off on a new life adventure.

Listen below.

Observatory is out 12/10 via Sub Pop. Pre-order it here.

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