Faker – How Did We Not Get Loved

Six months ago, Sydneysiders Nic and Nathan of Faker finished recording the album Get Loved but like true artists, their work was never complete, something was missing, so they acquired two new band mates (Chris and Liam) and got straight back to recording. They conjured up an impressive three new songs in a week which when amalgamated with the older songs to become the prequel EP How Did We Not Get Loved.

It opens up with Bad Feeling which delves lyrically into the darker side of relationships and the sorrow of lost love, this sets the scene about what avenue the boys have gone down and gives you a rough idea of what to expect on the following tracks. The lead single in the EP is Hearts to Break which combines electro synth-pop with a guitar driven bass to give it an aura of the 80’s. It’s slightly Bowie-esque and has added hints of Talking Heads, which transports you back to the good old days when Bieber wasn’t born and synth-pop had all the cool kids popping and locking in the disco.
Faker spin the EP title’s question back round to you with the track How Did You Not Get Love.

It’s a relatively monotone track with a personable theme that is highly thought provoking. Dangerous is the last track that has had a little helping hand, being remixed by the legendary CSS. The tempo picks up throughout this track with house-style keyboard, which is much needed after the emotional tracks before it. How Did We Not Get Loved is six tracks that are steady and subtle but still manage to gain momentum in all the right places. The crossover of musical styles combines to make a distinct sound that produces some powerful tracks.

Why they decided to shuffle around all the songs at that climatic stage of production will be understood better when their original recording Get Loved is released as an explanatory album in the near future.
Catch Faker on tour in November throughout Australia.

By Sarah Wilk