Fake Dad Showcase Indie Rock Greatness With New EP “Holly Wholesome and the Slut Machine “

We were completely captivated by the absolute indie rock tour de force that Los Angeles based, NYC bred indie rock Los Angeles based, NYC bred indie rock meets dream pop duo , Fake Dad , have created on their spectacular new EP, Holly Wholesome and the Slut Machine “ You can listen to the new EP on Spotify Here , Apple Music Here

Before, getting deep into our review, we would like to mention that Fake Dad, is one of our most commented about bands that we cover . Every one wants to know who they are …. And with good reason.

Andrea de Varona (she/her) and Josh Ford (he/him) aka Fake Dad, formed in 2020, the two met at a college party in the East Village and have been inseparable ever since. Melting their own unique artistic visions to build a shared sonic shorthand, Fake Dad create an intoxicating and colorful musical fusion complete with catchy pop-laden hooks, crunchy, 90s inspired guitars, grooving bass lines, and buoyant synths. With a distinctive production sound and a signature vocal delivery, the two write and record expansive musical moments from their apartment.

Their otherworldly new EP, Holly Wholesome and the Slut Machine, Fake Dad have created characters that live in their made up world of angry, burger-flipping clowns, star-crossed knights, and masked sleep paralysis demons. Throughout the process, Andrea and Josh realized that they were using the fiction to unpack very real aspects of their lived experiences—including their identities and sexualities as romantic partners in a straight-passing relationship.

There are so many amazing moments on Holly Wholesome and the Slut Machine”, from Fake Dad. Every track has this gorgeous and cinematic appeal that we simply can’t look away

The energy on the opening track, “Crybaby” is absolutely electric, we were singing and dancing along almost instantly.

The addictive beat on “Odyssey To Venice” is an intoxicating indie dream that we did not wake up from .

The track that really got our attention was, “WANTO” , the track has a really mysterious vibe that we felt ourselves instantly gravitating to – Bravo

Tour Dates: 

March 10 – 15 SXSW – Austin, TXMarch  25 –  Hi-Dive – Denver, COMarch  26 –  Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UTMarch 27  –  Treefort      – Boise, ID March 29  –  Mississippi Studios – Portland, ORMarch 30  –  Sunset Tavern  – Seattle, WAMarch 31  –  The Pearl  –   Vancouver, BCApril   2    –   Brick and Mortar – San Francisco, CAApril  3    –   The Echo  – Los Angeles, CA