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Sun Day

from Carpe Diem by The Foes of Fern

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This one was was recorded spontaneously one day while hanging with Rob Proto and Dylan McLean at the Firehouse Studios. I then took it over to Pom at Telegraph to record the string section at the end. To me, the spirit of this song is to just get the most out of each day and then we will have gotten the most out of life when its our time to die. Even if that means you just need to sit on the couch all day. Leave each day as you need to.

Brian Erickson, You Don't Know Jersey
Matt Fernicola, Airacuda’s bearded, bespectacled former guitarist has finally stepped up to the mic. And the sound that comes out – blithe and carefree – is exactly what we need right now. Fern’s songs get you nostalgic for places you’ve never been. And his new single and video “Sun Day” deals hard in sentimentality. The video concept itself is simple: A bunch of friends (or Foes, maybe?) hanging out on a boat just taking it all in. But simplicity works in the band’s favor as it juxtaposes against a song that feels epic in scope. Fern himself radiates sincerity throughout, singing “I wanna do it all / Before the sun decides to fall.” He’s lived it so far, spending the past two years shepherding young songwriter Avery Mandeville’s burgeoning career, and moonlighting with The Burns and the Lords of Lichtenstein. But with “Sun Day,” it seems that Fern is finally ready for his close up. George Harrison once said “All things must pass.” Fern seems well-aware. But he also knows there’s so much more that he can make happen before they do. And “Sun Day” proves a magnificent first step into the light.

lyrics

If we measured all of time
We’d each live one day
If we weighed our lives
We’d each float away

But today there ain’t a cloud in the sky
So why should I spend it inside?
There’s just so much left to do
And I want to do it all
Before the sun decides to fall

I’ll be gray at 33
But that does not matter to me
As the years go soaring by
I’ll be the one that’s alive

Cuz today there ain’t a cloud in the sky
So why should I spend it inside?
There’s just so much left to do
And I want to do it all
Before the sun decides to fall

credits

from Carpe Diem, released November 23, 2020
Fern - Guitar, Bass, Keys, Lead Vocals
Dylan McLean - Drums
Joey Henderson - Guitar
Chris Dubrow - Uke
Aaron Kessler- Pedal Steel
Katherine Haroldson - Cello
Victoria Romano - Viola
Gabriello Lewis - Violin
Avery Mandeville - Background Vocals
Joe Pomarico - Background Vocals

Mastered by Zach Kornhauser
Recorded by Joe Pomarico and Dylan McLean
Mixed by Joe Pomarico

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The Foes of Fern Asbury Park, New Jersey

Good things take time, and when it comes to creating lasting art this motto is even more relevant. For Asbury-park supergroup The Foes of Fern led by virtuoso front man Matt “Fern” Fernicola patience has finally paid off with the release of his highly anticipated LP Carpe Diem which has been 4 years in the making.

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