{"product_id":"foreward-vinyl","title":"foreward - Vinyl","description":"\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS IS A PREORDER will ship on or before NOV 1st 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003eChoose Your Color\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eBlack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eSea Blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eSilver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"adm\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"q_16\" class=\"ajR h4\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eOn his sophomore solo release, Foreword, Wayne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFaler (formerly of L.A.’s paisley-pop band\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDream Boys) continues to expand the moody\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003elandscape of his self-titled debut. Featuring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eatmospheric pedal steel and 12-string acoustics,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe album blends brooding ’80s new wave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith dreamy vocal harmonies—a combination Faler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003edescribes as “Echo and the Bunnymen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003emeets the Everly Brothers.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaised in Metro Detroit with two older brothers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewho spoon-fed him bands like the Church,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLove and Rockets, and the Cocteau Twins, Faler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003emoved to L.A. on his twenty-first birthday and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003enever left. He has played and recorded with\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003enumerous groups around town, including Nic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHessler (Captured Tracks), Devon Williams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Slumberland Records), and Bart Davenport (Bart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand the Bedazzled). He started Dream Boys with\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWill Ivy (Flat Worms), Wallace Meek\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Neverever), and Mike La Franchi (Traps PS). The\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eband gained local attention for its jangly, C86-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003estyle guitar riffs and three-part harmonies, and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewent on to release two albums and open for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebands like Real Estate and Allah-Las. Faler’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003edebut solo album, released in 2023 on Athena\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecords, was written and recorded alone in a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003egarage with drum machines, acoustic guitars,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand vintage synthesizers, and mixed by his\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebrother William at his studio in L.A. For\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForeword,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehis first release on Curation Records, Faler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecombines the melancholy textures of new wave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith Americana and dream pop. The album, which\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003efeatures a handful of songs written soon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eafter moving to California as well as more recent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003etracks, was recorded with the help of friends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand former bandmates. For fans of Creation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecords, 4AD\/Beggars Banquet, Domino\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecords, and Curation Records.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Los Angeles–based artist Wayne Faler engrosses with a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003edreamy, jangly sound. ... 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