landline (feat. Bukowski)

About the Artist

Rapidly rising indie darlings, FVNERAL have announced their upcoming EP, chosen family, set for release on 26 June. Alongside that news they have teamed up with Melbourne’s Bukowski to release new single ‘landline’. Described by Ash McGregor as a “queer supergroup”, FVNERAL is a collaboration between trans non-binary songwriter/producer Tay Blunt - whose discography (Stand Atlantic, Birds of Tokyo) has clocked more than 15 million streams - alongside Madeleine Powers (aka RAGEFLOWER) and Ben Siva (aka jnr.), whose respective solo projects have garnered significant critical acclaim in their own right. Says Tay on the single and the EP; "Our forthcoming EP, ‘chosen family’, is a collection of songs that explore what it means to navigate the world as a trans and queer person today. ‘landline’ chronicles the inner turmoil that I experienced in wrestling with the idea of coming out as a trans non-binary person and what the consequences of doing so might be; it also describes the brief moments of optimism where I imagined what life could be like if I ever found the courage to come out.“ They continue, “'landline' is a song I've been trying to write for a long time, and when it all eventually started coming together, I knew that the bridge needed to be the point where all the angst and tension could finally release itself. As soon as I sent it to Bukowski, and explained to James (their vocalist) what the song was about, they jumped at the opportunity to be part of it. After throwing some ideas back and forth, it came together really fast, and as someone who grew up on emo music, having Bukowski - one of the best emo bands in the country - bring the song to life with us definitely does something sweet, if not healing, to my inner child. I know it's a heavy one lyrically, but I really hope this song can help trans and queer folks - actually, anyone who finds themself feeling like they’re on the outside in some kind of way - to know that it gets so much better, especially through granting yourself permission to be your truest self, through finding your chosen family and then being vulnerable enough to truly lean on them when you need to most."