Johannesburg’s Fear Of Falling have released their debut self-titled single. The track is taken from their highly anticipated forthcoming EP Breaking Point which is set for release on 28 May 2021.
The track is an emotionally driven elegy to reminding yourself to focus on love in these hard times as vocalist Jack Atlantic explains:
“We live in the age of worry, where Fear has taken over people’s lives. Amplified by a global pandemic, fears that never crossed one’s mind before, have now become very real for many. We fear death, sickness, financial loss, other human beings and standing up for what we believe in. Fear can consume you and rob you of your future and happiness. Luckily, there is a cure for fear, and that cure is love. Love yourself, Love others and be bold enough to receive love that is given to you.”
More info about Fear Of Falling
Having officially formed in early 2021, the quartet is already gaining the attention of rock fans and industry heavy weights alike, both locally and abroad. The brainchild behind the band is guitarist Lloyd Timcke, who during the first hard lock down in 2020 decided to use his time away from his busy business life, to get back into his first love of music.
During this time Lloyd wrote about 20 instrumental rock songs. Having no previous knowledge in recording and mixing, he reached out to bass player and mixing engineer Brendon McCaig from the well-known band “You, Me and The Harmony”. Together they recorded ten instrumental demo’s that would later form part of the band’s debut EP.
Wanting to breathe life into the songs Timcke set out to find a lyricist and vocalist who could write lyrics, melodies and sing on the songs, but this was quite a challenge as he had an extremely specific vocal sound in his mind for the project.
As fate would have it, one night sitting around the fire with friends he stumbled across a Facebook live stream by Jack Atlantic (Multiple Number 1 and Top 40 Singles) and knew immediately that, that was the voice he wanted for the project.
Not yet having a drummer for the tracks and wanting to record the songs professionally, the now three-piece contacted Dale Schnettler, producer, and drummer for South African rock giants Prime Circle to record and session on the tracks.
This arrangement quickly changed when, after Dale hearing the songs, was so impressed that he became the fourth member of the band and official drummer right then and there! With all the members in place, the band began working on their debut EP at Dale’s 37b Recording studio.
The guys spent the next two months working on the six tracks that would make up their debut EP. The music began as an outlet for dealing with all the stresses and hardships the first hard lockdown imposed on us all, and one can hear that in their music.
With all the members already successful in the music industry, Fear Of Falling is a band that looks set to take on the music scene in a massive way.
You can download / stream “Fear of Falling” HERE.
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