Talented Torontonian Ryan Faist is a filmmaker by day, boy wonder by night. The garage rock project is set to drop a new album, Kinda Blue Too, on June 4 via his own Rainbow Land label, alongside a live concert film, Fear In Public. A month ahead of the album's release, Faist has released new single "Hoodwink."
The 95-second blast pairs sturdy rock chords with Faist's reverbed-to-hell vocals, as he raspily howls about a mutually destructive relationship: "Would ya sell your soul for a buck or two? / 'Cause if you've got me, then I've got you."
In a statement, Faist told Exclaim!:
"Hoodwink" is about the beginning of the end of compassion and kindness between us. It's about the ugly parts of the world, the people who benefit off of people's misery. I feel like that their wave is gonna rip-curl soon though. Kindness will shine.
The song is an ode to my dad's old Brit garage rock records that I grew up listening to. Three chords. Less than two minutes. No bridge or breakdown. I love how those songs always trimmed the fat. In and out, like your favourite drive-thru.
I heard a man on the TV say "the same worms are gonna eat you too", and boy is that true. That was so poignant to hear.
As is Faist's trademark, the new single comes with an accompanying video, shot on his trusty 16mm film camera. The "Hoodwink" clip features the dancing stylings of cowboy hat-clad Lee Kennedy, who busts some moves outside Toronto's Dufferin Mall with her trusty scooter by her side.
Said Faist about the video's star, "The video features Lee Kennedy, who I met in Kensington Market on her scooter one day. She was dressed in pink head-to-toe, and I took her photo while we drank coffee. I remembered her enthusiasm and tracked her down because I wanted to put her in a video. She showed up to Dufferin Mall on her scooter, danced for a minute and a half, and then we went home."
Watch the "Hoodwink" video below.
The 95-second blast pairs sturdy rock chords with Faist's reverbed-to-hell vocals, as he raspily howls about a mutually destructive relationship: "Would ya sell your soul for a buck or two? / 'Cause if you've got me, then I've got you."
In a statement, Faist told Exclaim!:
"Hoodwink" is about the beginning of the end of compassion and kindness between us. It's about the ugly parts of the world, the people who benefit off of people's misery. I feel like that their wave is gonna rip-curl soon though. Kindness will shine.
The song is an ode to my dad's old Brit garage rock records that I grew up listening to. Three chords. Less than two minutes. No bridge or breakdown. I love how those songs always trimmed the fat. In and out, like your favourite drive-thru.
I heard a man on the TV say "the same worms are gonna eat you too", and boy is that true. That was so poignant to hear.
As is Faist's trademark, the new single comes with an accompanying video, shot on his trusty 16mm film camera. The "Hoodwink" clip features the dancing stylings of cowboy hat-clad Lee Kennedy, who busts some moves outside Toronto's Dufferin Mall with her trusty scooter by her side.
Said Faist about the video's star, "The video features Lee Kennedy, who I met in Kensington Market on her scooter one day. She was dressed in pink head-to-toe, and I took her photo while we drank coffee. I remembered her enthusiasm and tracked her down because I wanted to put her in a video. She showed up to Dufferin Mall on her scooter, danced for a minute and a half, and then we went home."
Watch the "Hoodwink" video below.
