The Felice Brothers’ new LP, Undress, is due for release on 3 May via Yep Roc Records. Band members Ian Felice, James Felice, Will Lawrence (drums) and Jesske Hume (bass) teamed up with producer Jeremy Backofen to record their most personal and reflective album to date.
“Many of the songs on the new album are motivated by a shift from private to public concerns,” explains songwriter Ian Felice. “It isn’t hard to find worthwhile things to write about these days. There are a lot of storms brewing on the horizon and a lot of chaos that permeates our lives. The hard part is finding simple and direct ways to address them.”
Undress follows the band’s 2016 album Life In The Dark, and finds the group in a very different place three years later. Between personnel changes, families growing and the political landscape, the result is a tighter, more-paired down release. “Every song is a story,” adds James Felice. “On this album everything was a bit more thoughtful, including the arrangements, the sonic quality and the harmonies.”