Channel Title: Favored Nations Channel Description: Favored Nations is future music informed by history. The Great Unknown is a 17-track epic amalgam of sunlit pop as varied and vast as the Information Age in which it was built. It is music of a hue that brings to mind the entire spectrum of solar-powered, complex pop that emerged in the 1960s with the Beach Boys and has dappled the best and brightest music in every decade since. See also: Steely Dan, Alan Parsons, West Coast hip-hop, maybe even disco. A global band for global times, there is something here for everyone, landlocked or otherwise. The sun will rise everywhere eventually. Let The Great Unknown fill you with its light. <video> Favored Nations IMIMI Description: This is seen as a desolate desert world whose only visible inhabitants are his family. They wear plastic suits to conserve precious bodily fluids. They apparently live or travel in something that looks like a hunting lodge with wings and runs on a monorail. There is no dialogue on this planet, only sad, spectral gestures. This is Favored Nations new song. </video> <video> Favored Nations - Most Girls Description: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blame-game-single/id665980230 https://soundcloud.com/favored-nations-music Instagram = favorednations Most Girls and B boys Get more fortune for their futures With new toys and not used To go blonk in the digital age I said keep it up I said I could be wrong but then I could be dead Keep on I could be wrong now Keep your head Keep a foot on the run now Favored Nations is an eclectic, trans-Pacific three-piece band bridging land and sea, creating entrancing music from studio bases in both Los Angeles and Australia. The catalyst for the band was born through a chance meeting on a night out in Los Angeles between James Curd and singer Morgan Phalen, previously of New York indie rock group Diamond Nights, and contributing voice to Justice's psychy second LP 'Audio Video Disco'. James could tell straight away that Morgan was a visionary genius, and an instant bond was formed. Back at his adopted home in Australia, Curd recruited his friend and talented multi-instrumentalist Surahn Sidhu to help lay down a bed of music to complement Morgan's vocals. They worked feverishly over the summer in a coastal pad by the Great Ocean Road and created unique, distinctive songs that seemed to write themselves. The trio joined creative forces to result in a musical and personal chemistry that has quickly evolved into a serious band, despite obvious geographical borders. Cutting a few very promising demos in early 2012, Favored Nations - in reference to the international interconnectedness of their lives - has continued to develop as a group. The trio enlisted the praiseworthy additional production of Joey Waronker, renowned for his work with Atoms for Peace, M83 and Beck, to help tease the nuances out of their wide-ranging and refreshing musical ideas. The EP then found its way to the mastering desk of Brain "Big Bass" Gardner whose warm engineering clout has been immortalized on the defining albums of Michael Jackson, Donna Summer and George Clinton to name but a few. The result is a sound marinated in AOR, nu disco, and sun-soaked tenacity. Warm vocal melodies, bouncy baselines, understated disco-tinged guitar lines, perhaps a handclap or two, and some therapeutic synth work. Their music works wherever vocally led pop confections are welcome: the pool, the radio, or the convertible. Description Warm vocal melodies, bouncy baselines, understated disco-tinged guitar lines, perhaps a handclap or two, and and some therapeutic synth work. </video> <video> Favored Nations - Luvv Lyfe Description: Our new song "Luvv Lyfe" out now! https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/luv-lyfe-single/1435475169 https://open.spotify.com/album/51aVQPq5e3zrgfiiba7jDl </video> <video> Favored Nations - Tahiti Blue Description: "Tahiti Blue" inspired by Charles Bukowski. Written for the short film "Blue Bird" starring Eric Roberts. Live strings by Lee Thompson. Written and produced by Favored Nations. "Solid Gold" is a collaboration with Giselle. there's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I'm too tough for him I say, stay in there I'm not going to let anybody see you there's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I pur whiskey on him and inhale cigarette smoke and the whores and the bartenders and the grocery clerks never know that he's in there </video> <video> Favored Nations - Always Music Video Description: Sorry for the delay on this one! Shot by Eli Green! </video> <video> Favored Nations - Blame Game Description: Favored Nations is an eclectic, trans-Pacific three-piece band bridging land and sea, creating entrancing music from studio bases in both Los Angeles and Australia. The catalyst for the band was born through a chance meeting on a night out in Los Angeles between James Curd and singer Morgan Phalen, previously of New York indie rock group Diamond Nights, and contributing voice to Justice's psychy second LP 'Audio Video Disco'. James could tell straight away that Morgan was a visionary genius, and an instant bond was formed. Back at his adopted home in Australia, Curd recruited his friend and talented multi-instrumentalist Surahn Sidhu to help lay down a bed of music to complement Morgan's vocals. They worked feverishly over the summer in a coastal pad by the Great Ocean Road and created unique, distinctive songs that seemed to write themselves. The trio joined creative forces to result in a musical and personal chemistry that has quickly evolved into a serious band, despite obvious geographical borders. Cutting a few very promising demos in early 2012, Favored Nations - in reference to the international interconnectedness of their lives - has continued to develop as a group. The trio enlisted the praiseworthy additional production of Joey Waronker, renowned for his work with Atoms for Peace, M83 and Beck, to help tease the nuances out of their wide-ranging and refreshing musical ideas. The EP then found its way to the mastering desk of Brain "Big Bass" Gardner whose warm engineering clout has been immortalized on the defining albums of Michael Jackson, Donna Summer and George Clinton to name but a few. The result is a sound marinated in AOR, nu disco, and sun-soaked tenacity. Warm vocal melodies, bouncy baselines, understated disco-tinged guitar lines, perhaps a handclap or two, and some therapeutic synth work. Their music works wherever vocally led pop confections are welcome: the pool, the radio, or the convertible. </video> <video> Favored Nations Feat. Giselle - Solid Gold Description: "Solid Gold" is a collaboration with Giselle. there's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I'm too tough for him I say, stay in there I'm not going to let anybody see you there's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I pur whiskey on him and inhale cigarette smoke and the whores and the bartenders and the grocery clerks never know that he's in there </video> <video> Favored Nations "I Can See You" Music Video Description: </video> <video> Favored Nations - Regular Pussy Description: Download "Regular Pussy" for free here https://www.regularpussy.com Via Vice Mag... Favored Nations first grabbed our attention thanks to 245 hours spent playing GTA5. Their song, "The Setup" —which featured on the soundtrack—is a slyly sexy, bass-funked cut that makes you feel like getting freaky on a light-up dancefloor. Five months later and it's pushing 100k plus plays on soundcloud. Made up of Morgan Phalen (Diamond Nights), James Curd and Surahn Sidhu (both of whom have released on DFA), and the LA-Australian trio latest tune is a flawless ode to monogamy, because, you know, slutting it about can be really tiring. Sometimes you just want to come home and spoon on the couch. Ain't nothing wrong with that. Singer Morgan know this. He also knows the importance of a decent double entendre so the video, premiering above, features Morgan canoodling with a cute kitty, who seems somewhat nonplussed. Musically it's as smooth as the flesh on lady's inner thigh—100% Steely Dan vibes on a kicky nu-disco tip. We love. https://www.regularpussy.com https://soundcloud.com/favored-nations-music https://www.facebook.com/FavoredNationsMusic http://instagram.com/favorednations </video> <video> Favored Nations The Setup Official Music Video Description: New Favored Nations music video for our song "The Setup" that was featured in Grand Theft Auto 5. </video> <video> Favored Nations - The Strain Description: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blame-game-single/id665980230 https://soundcloud.com/favored-nations-music Instagram = favorednations Biography Favored Nations is an eclectic, trans-Pacific three-piece band bridging land and sea, creating entrancing music from studio bases in both Los Angeles and Australia. The catalyst for the band was born through a chance meeting on a night out in Los Angeles between James Curd and singer Morgan Phalen, previously of New York indie rock group Diamond Nights, and contributing voice to Justice's psychy second LP 'Audio Video Disco'. James could tell straight away that Morgan was a visionary genius, and an instant bond was formed. Back at his adopted home in Australia, Curd recruited his friend and talented multi-instrumentalist Surahn Sidhu to help lay down a bed of music to complement Morgan's vocals. They worked feverishly over the summer in a coastal pad by the Great Ocean Road and created unique, distinctive songs that seemed to write themselves. The trio joined creative forces to result in a musical and personal chemistry that has quickly evolved into a serious band, despite obvious geographical borders. Cutting a few very promising demos in early 2012, Favored Nations - in reference to the international interconnectedness of their lives - has continued to develop as a group. The trio enlisted the praiseworthy additional production of Joey Waronker, renowned for his work with Atoms for Peace, M83 and Beck, to help tease the nuances out of their wide-ranging and refreshing musical ideas. The EP then found its way to the mastering desk of Brain "Big Bass" Gardner whose warm engineering clout has been immortalized on the defining albums of Michael Jackson, Donna Summer and George Clinton to name but a few. The result is a sound marinated in AOR, nu disco, and sun-soaked tenacity. Warm vocal melodies, bouncy baselines, understated disco-tinged guitar lines, perhaps a handclap or two, and some therapeutic synth work. Their music works wherever vocally led pop confections are welcome: the pool, the radio, or the convertible. Description Warm vocal melodies, bouncy baselines, understated disco-tinged guitar lines, perhaps a handclap or two, and and some therapeutic synth work. </video> <video> Favored Nations - The Setup - Full HQ Song In Grand Theft Auto V + Lyrics Description: https://www.facebook.com/FavoredNationsMusic GTA 5 Ending song! https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/music-grand-theft-auto-v-vol./id712684134 https://soundcloud.com/favored-nations-music Instagram = favorednations Lyrics: Om it's a setup it's a setup it's a setup there's a Om it's a setup it's a setup it's a setup there's a Om it's a setup it's a setup it's a setup there's a (no no we won't won't fall) Om it's a setup it's a setup it's a setup there's a (no no we won't won't fall) Om it's a setup it's a setup it's a setup there's a traitor there's a mole it's a peacetime overthrow bound to break you, get you beat no no we won't won't fall we got to get underground No no we won't won't fall No no we won't won't fall No no we won't won't fall No no we won't won't fall Om setup setup setup (Fall) Om setup setup setup (Fall) Om setup setup setup (Fall) Om setup setup setup (Fall) There's a There's a There's a There's a Om it's a setup it's a setup it's a setup there's a Om it's a setup it's a setup it's a setup there's a Om it's a setup it's a setup it's a setup there's a (no no we won't won't fall) Om it's a setup it's a setup it's a setup there's a (no no we won't won't fall) Om it's a setup it's a setup it's a setup there's a traitor there's a mole it's a peacetime overthrow bound to break you, get you beat no no we won't won't fall we got to get underground Om it's a setup it's a setup it's a setup there's a traitor there's a mole it's a peacetime overthrow down bound to break you, get you beat no no we won't won't fall we got to get underground Om setup setup setup (Fall) Om setup setup setup (Fall) Om setup setup setup (Fall) Om setup setup setup (Fall) Fall Fall Fall Fall No no we won't won't fall No no we won't won't fall No no we won't won't fall No no we won't won't fall Om it's a setup it's a setup it's a setup there's a traitor there's a mole it's a peacetime overthrow bound to break you, get you beat no no we won't won't fall we got to get underground Om it's a setup it's a setup it's a setup there's a traitor there's a mole it's a peacetime overthrow bound to break you, get you beat no no we won't won't fall we got to get underground We got to get underground Biography Favored Nations is an eclectic, trans-Pacific three-piece band bridging land and sea, creating entrancing music from studio bases in both Los Angeles and Australia. The catalyst for the band was born through a chance meeting on a night out in Los Angeles between James Curd and singer Morgan Phalen, previously of New York indie rock group Diamond Nights, and contributing voice to Justice's psychy second LP 'Audio Video Disco'. James could tell straight away that Morgan was a visionary genius, and an instant bond was formed. Back at his adopted home in Australia, Curd recruited his friend and talented multi-instrumentalist Surahn Sidhu to help lay down a bed of music to complement Morgan's vocals. They worked feverishly over the summer in a coastal pad by the Great Ocean Road and created unique, distinctive songs that seemed to write themselves. The trio joined creative forces to result in a musical and personal chemistry that has quickly evolved into a serious band, despite obvious geographical borders. Cutting a few very promising demos in early 2012, Favored Nations - in reference to the international interconnectedness of their lives - has continued to develop as a group. The trio enlisted the praiseworthy additional production of Joey Waronker, renowned for his work with Atoms for Peace, M83 and Beck, to help tease the nuances out of their wide-ranging and refreshing musical ideas. The EP then found its way to the mastering desk of Brain "Big Bass" Gardner whose warm engineering clout has been immortalized on the defining albums of Michael Jackson, Donna Summer and George Clinton to name but a few. The result is a sound marinated in AOR, nu disco, and sun-soaked tenacity. Warm vocal melodies, bouncy baselines, understated disco-tinged guitar lines, perhaps a handclap or two, and some therapeutic synth work. Their music works wherever vocally led pop confections are welcome: the pool, the radio, or the convertible. Description Warm vocal melodies, bouncy baselines, understated disco-tinged guitar lines, perhaps a handclap or two, and and some therapeutic synth work. </video> <video> Favored Nations - IMIMI Description: This is seen as a desolate desert world whose only visible inhabitants are his family. They wear plastic suits to conserve precious bodily fluids. They apparently live or travel in something that looks like a hunting lodge with wings and runs on a monorail. There is no dialogue on this planet, only sad, spectral gestures. It's the newest Favored Nations song. </video> <video> Favored Nations "Amazon" Music Video Description: Music video for Favored Nations song "Amazon" Buy on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/amazon-single/id887797962 </video>

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Favored Nations is future music informed by history. The Great Unknown is a 17-track epic amalgam of sunlit pop as varied and vast as the Information Age in which it was built. It is music of a hue that brings to mind the entire spectrum of solar-powered, complex pop that emerged in the 1960s with the Beach Boys and has dappled the best and brightest music in every decade since. See also: Steely Dan, Alan Parsons, West Coast hip-hop, maybe even disco.

A global band for global times, there is something here for everyone, landlocked or otherwise. The sun will rise everywhere eventually. Let The Great Unknown fill you with its light.

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