Fialta
Band from San Luis Obispo, United States
Last July, California-based indie pop quartet Fialta released their second full length record, Shadow of a Drought -- a, wry, synth-laced, pop meditation on life in the 21st Century which debuted on Billboard as the #1 Pacific Album, and the #10 Heatseeker's Album. Fialta includes Beth Clements, Mike Leibovich, Sarah Shotwell, and David Provenzano, two married couples who teamed up in 2011.
Shadow of a Drought is a balanced departure from Fialta’s first record, Summer Winter (2013), retaining plenty of the band's surfy, west coast overtones while showcasing electronic elements and high-energy, dance-worthy rhythms. The album title’s pun was pulled from a line in Fialta’s forthcoming single, “Do the Best We Can,” a soaring, harmonic, millennial anthem inspired by the dangerous drought conditions faced by the band’s home state. The rest of the album follows suit thematically, wrestling with the implications of drought of all kinds: environmental, spiritual, creative, and relational.
Shadow of a Drought is a balanced departure from Fialta’s first record, Summer Winter (2013), retaining plenty of the band's surfy, west coast overtones while showcasing electronic elements and high-energy, dance-worthy rhythms. The album title’s pun was pulled from a line in Fialta’s forthcoming single, “Do the Best We Can,” a soaring, harmonic, millennial anthem inspired by the dangerous drought conditions faced by the band’s home state. The rest of the album follows suit thematically, wrestling with the implications of drought of all kinds: environmental, spiritual, creative, and relational.
