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Fashion Victims’ new single ‘Never Wanna Go Home’ out today via Fücking North Pole Records

Photo: Alexander Balhald/Storken Media

Meet Fashion Victims. You probably haven’t heard of this band yet but they definitely deserve your attention. The boys are writing a splendid mix of catchy power pop and punk rock. Their debut single ‘Such a Bore’ from 2021 got really great reviews. Now the band is in the middle of recording their debut album. And today they released the new single ‘Never Wanna Go Home’ via their new record label – Trondheim based Fücking North Pole Records. The single released digitally and available on the most streaming services.

“The song is about all the happiness and fun we have while doing what we do. It’s about going all inn, late nights, bromance, romance and rocknroll!” – read the interview with the band.

You have previously released the singles ‘Such a Bore’ in September 2021 and ‘Hardest Time (Truth Be Told)’ in March 2022? Were there other releases besides these ones?

No, these are the only songs we have released. We decided to take our time with writing, recording and releasing new stuff so it would sound as good as possible.

The band has existed since 2020 but not much information about it is available. Could you introduce the band members to us and tell us about your roles in it?

Fashion Victims are
Eivind Styve – lead guitar, vocals, songwriting 
Mathias Jensen Svendsen – guitar, vocals, songwriting
Haldor Knutsen – bass
Erlend Olsen – drums

We started playing together the year we spent at Trøndertun Folkehøgskole. It started out as jaming for fun, then Eivind and Mathias started writing songs and suddenly we had a band. All band members came from different kinds of bands, but we shared the love for power pop and punk rock music.

Why Fashion Victims and how could you describe your style?

We really just thought it was a good band name and thought what it ment was funny: “Fashion victim” is a term that is used to identify a person who is unable to identify commonly recognized boundaries of style.

Our style is catchy guitar and melody driven power-pop songs. We love punkrock and power pop music and love making and playing it.

What is the story behind your new single ‘Never Gonna Go Home’?

‘Never Wanna Go Home’ was written by Eivind right before we went to the studio. We loved playing the song so much that we decided to record it right away. The song is about all the happiness and fun we have while doing what we do. It’s about going all inn, late nights, bromance, romance and rocknroll!

The single is released digitally. Are you considering releasing music on any physical format?

This is the start of our upcoming debut album. The plan is to release the album physically on vinyl when that time comes.

‘Never Gonna Go Home’ is the first single released via Fucking North Pole Records. How did this collaboration start?

We got in touch with Robert Dyrnes from FNP, he liked our music and wanted to help us getting it out.

Do you have any plans to play live anytime soon?

We are always eager to play live and are always working with making it happen. We would love to do a release tour.

Cover art design: OK Kontor