The Fades is an unrelenting post-punk garage rock four piece from South Wes… Read Full Bio ↴The Fades is an unrelenting post-punk garage rock four piece from South West London. Combining a tongue in cheek sense of humour, songs of love and loss, anxiety and introspection with fierce and energetic raw energy, they create a scintillating mix of post-punk indie and garage rock.

"It’s like someone fired a surf-punk into the sun at warp speed while a heavenly choir rejoices in the shredding with their beatific 'aaaaahs'.” Fresh on the Net

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HISTORY
The Fades are London based brothers Dave (vox, guitar) and James Lightfoot (bass), lifetime school friend Jonny Barnard (guitar) and Alastair “Flash” Thorpe (drums).
With a true punk DIY aesthetic, the band recorded their debut single in a flat above a chip shop on the Staines Rd. It was picked up by national radio in the UK and quickly generated a buzz around the band.

Following some explosive gigs in London and a tour of the UK with Art Brut, the Fades garnered a reputation for blistering live shows and mayhem, including a penchant for multi-band clothes swapping on stage. This coincided with a couple more successful singles and a mini album, which were all regularly playlisted on radio and featured in TV shows and publications across the world.

After eventful raucous live shows around the UK, Ireland and Italy and a big festival in Tbilisi, US indie label Cranky Girl Records discovered the band and The Fades went out to New York and the East Coast to tour, release some records in the USA and hone their already renowned live set with a whirlwind of gigs, parties and scintillating scotoma.
In 2020 the band released their album Ragnarok (Deluxe Edition) as a limited vinyl and played one of the only socially distanced live shows in December of that year. Selling out the gig and the record.

Buoyed by this new found enthusiasm The Fades recently spent a weekend in Brixton Hill Studios using classic analogue equipment to try and capture a new record as true to their live sound as possible. The record was written periodically over the past year, grabbing time around lockdowns, and the new reality of working from home.

Night Terrors is the result of these sessions, featuring all the thoughts, fears and anxieties that have crept in due to such turbulent times. Lead singer Dave regularly found himself wide awake at 3am thinking about everything all at once. A lot of introspection, dwelling on regrets and times gone by, but also hopes and change for the future. Inspired to try and make more music and live life to the full.

“It is arguably the best garage rock album since Songs for the Deaf. It is arguably the most entertaining guitar album since Mclusky Do Dallas and, in this writer's opinion, it is only rivalled by Future of the Left’s new effort for the accolade of album of the decade… so far." Louder Than War.

Websites:
https://www.facebook.com/TheFadesBand
http://www.thefades.net

Discography:

Singles
"You Say/1995", 2003, Genepool Records
"Life Support/Blade/Another Song About Motorbikes", 2003, Genepool Records
"Caca/Fruit Machine", 2006, Genepool Records

EP
"Social Misfits", 2004, Genepool Records
"The Split EP", 2008, Cranky Girl Records

Compilation Tracks
"Life Support", 2003, V.A. - XRAY CD #08
"Life Support", 2005, V.A. - Buffalo Bar Presents Sound Issues Volume 1

Album
"The Fades", 2007, Dirrty Records
"Muvva, I'm a Drunk (Live album)", 2010 Cranky Girl Records
"Ragnarok", 2012, Genepool Records
"Ragnarok: Deluxe Edition" 2020 Genepool Records
"Night Terrors" 2022 Bark Like a Dog Records

Waterfall
The Fades Lyrics

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If someone told you it would be this way
Eyes that wonder
Summer nights that you contemplate
Someone other
Push me out in the dark, watch as we fall in two
The closer I get to you
The closer I get to you

Broken mirrors heading out of town
Highway summer
Failing lights going underground
Conflicts gunna
Keep you here in the dark, watch as we fall in two
The closer I get to you
The closer I get to you

You make me feel like I wanna fall
Ten feet under
Fuel the fire, hit the wall to be with you
You make me feel like I wanna fall
But I can't find you
You make me feel like I wanna fall, wanna fall

Every bridge that I ever burnt
Made me love the water
Every lie that I ever learnt
It's not enough to keep you here in the dark
Watch as we fall in two
The closer I get to you
The closer I get to you

You make me feel like I wanna fall
Ten feet under
Fuel the fire, hit the wall to be with you
You make me feel like I wanna fall
But I can't find you
You make me feel like I wanna fall, wanna fall

And I tear through your care so ruthlessly
And then I let you love me so carelessly
Oh for you, you, it's carelessly
And for you, you, it's jealousy

You make me feel like I wanna fall
Ten feet under
Fuel the fire, hit the wall to be with you
You make me feel like I wanna fall
But I can't find you
You make me feel like I wanna fall, wanna fall

Ten feet under
Fuel the fire, hit the wall
I'll be with you
You make me feel like I wanna fall

But I can't find you
You make me feel like I wanna fall, wanna fall, wanna fall

Overall Meaning

The Fades's "Waterfall" is a song about the intense desire one feels for someone they love. The song begins with the singer wondering if anyone ever told the person they love how things would turn out. They have a desire to be close to this person, but are unsure if they feel the same way. The first verse talks about the summer nights where the singer contemplates their feelings for someone else. They are being pushed out into the dark, and feel as if they are falling apart.

The second verse talks about broken mirrors, heading out of town, and highway summers. The singer is dealing with failing lights and conflicts. They feel as if they are being kept in the dark, and can sense they are falling apart even more. The bridge that the singer burnt earlier still haunts them, and they know that every lie they ever told is not enough to keep the person they love by their side. The closer they get to the person, the more they want to fall.

The chorus is where the emotions are intense. The person the singer loves makes them feel like they want to fall ten feet under. They fuel the fire and hit a wall to be with them, but they can't seem to find them. The singer is lost, and the person they love seems to be out of their grasp. Overall, "Waterfall" is a beautiful song about the intensity of love and the desire one person can have for another.

Line by Line Meaning

If someone told you it would be this way
If they alerted you to the fact that things would turn out this way

Eyes that wonder
Eyes that move around restlessly

Summer nights that you contemplate, someone other
Summer nights when you think about being with someone else

Push me out in the dark, watch as we fall in two
Push me into darkness, knowing we will fall apart

The closer I get to you
As we get closer

Broken mirrors heading out of town
Damaged reflections leaving the city

Highway summer
Summer on the road

Failing lights going underground, conflicts gunna
Fading lights as we go below, preparing for confrontation

Keep you here in the dark, watch as we fall in two
Keep you in the darkness and witness our disintegration

You make me feel like I wanna fall, ten feet under
Your presence gives me an overwhelming urge to sink below the surface

Fuel the fire, hit the wall to be with you
Feeding the flames, putting it all on the line to be with you

But I can't find you
I'm unable to locate you

Every bridge that I ever burnt made me love the water
All the bridges I've burned made me appreciate the water more

Every lie that I ever learnt
Every falsehood that I've come to accept

It's not enough to keep you here in the dark
It's not sufficient to keep you in obscurity

Watch as we fall in two
Observe as we happen to break apart

And I tear through your care so ruthlessly
I rip through your kindness with no consideration

And then I let you love me so carelessly
And once I've broken your compassion, I allow you to love me recklessly

Oh for you, you, it's carelessly
For you, it's with little thought

And for you, you, it's jealousy
And for you, it's out of jealousy

Ten feet under, fuel the fire, hit the wall
Feeling overwhelmed and intense, even if it comes to a head-on collision

I'll be with you
I'll stick by you

You make me feel like I wanna fall but I can't find you
You create a compelling urge in me, but I can't find you to satisfy it

You make me feel like I wanna fall, wanna fall
You make me feel like I'm about to slip, at any moment

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: HESTER OLIVIA HERO BALDWIN, LUKE MATTHEW JAMES JEKYLL, NICHOLAS ROBERT CHARLES JEKYLL

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