Author: Rachel Fannan

(artwork by Jessi Simpson)

Greetings from the bed of Rachel Fannan and laptop. I bring you stories of rock and roll and good news. As I shared in my last post, my second book “Human Valentine” is en route. All pre orders have been processed and will be mailing out shortly. Everyone who pre ordered a copy will receive a personalized autograph and something extra, so a BIG thank you to those of you who helped launch this next edition.

In other news I am home for exactly 7 days here in Los Angeles to rehearse with the extraordinary Pussy Riot band for our performance at this years Desert Daze on Saturday October 12th. I began working with Nadya earlier this year and have become a fast fan and supporter. So grateful for my time behind the drums.

Following Desert Daze I fly over to the UK to rejoin with Canadian shredders Black Mountain and continue our 3 month long tour in support of their latest album ‘Destroyer’ which features a healthy (and quietly mixed) dose of Fannan vocals. Jamming with the fellas thus far as been quite the TRIP.

To conclude this brief update I will also be sharing new music soon! Trying my best to keep up with myself as I balance life around touring. You know the drill. Or do you?

Love,
Rachel

Three months ago LA Record premiered my latest single and announced the release date of my album the Marigold Experiment. Read more…

“Longtime L.A. fixture Rachel Fannan just joined Black Mountain—great for them, great for her—but she’s got a solo album of her own coming that promises great things, too. She’s got a long list of solo and collaborative credits already, from her much-missed Only You and Sleepy Sun to work with UNKLE, the Fresh & Onlys, and lots more. But forthcoming The Marigold Experiment (out Aug. 16) is something unexpected from someone who’s always played with expectations.
This “Fever Pitch” (Spotify/Apple Music out now!) isn’t about heat or speed—instead it’s more like a fever dream, starting with what sounds like a scientist checking in on an experiment and then drifting deeper into inner space. There’s a sense of overwhelming isolation and confusion, just barely held back: “I enjoyed your simulation,” Fannan sings, which works as a powerful metaphor for the end of a relationship but also makes for unsettling context for such a sci-fi song.
It’s something that could’ve worked just as nicely after midnight on pirate radio circa 1984—a cooler 1984, maybe, where rock guitar could slip right into that narcotic FM production—as it could at the adventuresome edge of pop right now. And it’s awesome in the old school sense—like that feeling up looking up at the stars and recognizing there’s so much more emptiness than light. “Fever Pitch”‘s atmospheric lyric video was directed by Anthony Ferrara and you can check in with Fannan and her developing Marigold Experiment here.”

Family friends and fans you can now stream my latest singles ‘Fever Pitch’ and ‘All In’ via Spotify Apple Music and most other streaming services. I would be beyond grateful to those of you who took time to add either tracks to your favorite playlist, or shared on your social media outlets. Thanks for following the Marigold Experiment thus far, and stay tuned! More to come…

Fever Pitch <— click here to be redirected to Spotify

I saw you in the water, like a flower in the night. I’m so excited to share this hypnotizing video for All In. Thank you Aaron Eisenberg for delivering this exquisite blue bouquet.

Coming soon!

click here to hear my new single ‘All In’

Family friends and fans, at last I can proudly share with you the first single off my new album ‘All In’, produced and mixed by Alec Justice, featuring trombonist Bojidar Vassilev and self released by yours truly.
More to come…

“Don’t wanna say it but I think about you all the time
how it was when I was yours and you were mine
spent the days making me smile
spent the nights driving me wild
I’m all in on you
I lean on you

I keep telling myself that I’m losing my mind every time I hear your name
and I can’t make sense of it
I hate thinking about your kiss
now you’re over me
but I saw you in the water

I’m all in on you
I lean on you”