Thenewno2 announces the release of their second full-length album, 'thefearofmissingout', on 6th August 2012 through H.O.T. Records Ltd. The album was produced by pHd, the moniker for band members and Grammy Award winners Dhani Harrison and Paul Hicks, and recorded in both Los Angeles and London. thenewno2 have confirmed they will be playing Lollapalooza 2012 in Chicago (3-5 Aug) and will announce a full UK tour soon.
Following their debut album You Are Here (2009), primarily written and recorded by Harrison, 'thefearofmissingout' is the first recording as a band featuring Harrison, Hicks, Jonathan Sadoff, Jeremy Faccone, Nick Fyffe and Frank Zummo.
Employing a combination of live and programmed instruments and adding in obscure samples to create an intricate collage of electronica sounds, the sonic textures in thefearofmissingout were enhanced by Harrison as well as guest vocalists RZA, Ben Harper, The Black Knights, Throunn Magnusottir (Fields, Beck’s Record Club) and Holly Marilyn (The Child).
The fear of missing out is the title and driving concept behind the album. To Harrison, everything in life boils down to FOMO. “Everyone suffers from it in a different way,” he says. “We all have a fear of missing out on something.” The result is an album with a multitude of themes, including avoiding change and of course fear.
Combining their inventive sounds with creative visuals, thenewno2 recruited notable London street artist Ben Eine to design the album art for the new project. Known for his prolific typography in his own trademark colors, Eine reached international fame when David Cameron presented one of his works to President Obama as a gift on his first official state visit.
thenewno2 (as in "the new No. 2," a line borrowed from TV's The Prisoner) is a London/Los Angeles based group led by singer/guitarist Dhani Harrison, Paul Hicks (keyboards/programming), Jonathan Sadoff (keyboards/guitar), Jeremy Faccone (guitar), Nick Fyffe (bass), and Frank Zummo (drums). Since its inception, Harrison has tirelessly expanded thenewno2 as an art collective. Along with designing all its own packaging and artwork, thenewno2 directs its own videos (including the wonderfully trippy “Another John Doe” from You Are Here). In addition, thenewno2 releases their music through H.O.T. Records Ltd., the self-helmed record label that allows the band to fulfill its ambition of operating wholly independently of the mainstream music industry.
In-between albums Dhani Harrison formed Fistful of Mercy, a NPR top rated side project with Ben Harper and Joseph Arthur, Jon Sadoff composed two major motion pictures (Good Old Fashion Orgy, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World) and Paul Hicks won his 3rd Grammy in Sound Engineering.
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