fairmont

As New Jersey’s indie rock veterans Fairmont enter over 20 years of existence. Recently they have finished album number 12 "Recluse Jamboree" available in November 2023, and contributed to some new compilations while sounding more urgent and fresh than ever. The band currently consists of founder Neil Sabatino who initially started the band as a solo project, long time collaborator and multi instrumentalist Christian Kisala who appears on a majority of the bands catalog, along with some new faces that include Jane Keating(Dharma Plums) adds backing vocals, Matt Cheplic (The Bitter Chills, Splendid Engine) plays bass on his fourth Fairmont album, and new comer Evan Pope (The Maravines) rounds out the group on rhythm guitar on his 2nd Fairmont album. The band has always had an affinity for 60’s garage rock, 90’s alternative and a mish mosh of everything else in between and I think that shows in the eclectic feel of all of their new material. On their newest effort they also include label mates Christina Ward, Renee Maskin, Reese Van Riper, Mike Chick of Yawm Mower, Mai Diaz Langou of Swiims and El Valerie. It all leads to what might be the best of Fairmonts albums. (Available November 24th, 2023)