A Quick Hello with Fai Laci

Anyone trying to tell you there’s no new bands making good rock ‘n’ roll have clearly not heard about Boston’s Fai Laci yet.

The group’s debut LP, The Elephant In The Room, was just released yesterday after weeks of relentless touring, including a string of dates with The Black Keys. In fact, it was Dan Auerbach of the acclaimed duo who’s taken the young band under his wing, producing Elephant at his Easy Eye Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and releasing the album on his Easy Eye imprint.

Sonically, the band seemingly takes cues from such 2010’s-era groups as Cage the Elephant and Empire of the Sun. Yet, based on a discerning ear for AOR, there’s a greasiness in their sound that echoes the electricity of early Aerosmith and Humble Pie all the same.

“We never set out to make a certain kind of sound,” says frontman Luke Faillaci, who the band is named after. “It takes us wherever it takes us. We got more into the rock side of things on the album, but we also wanted to have some really beautiful songs on it. We wanted to have something for everybody.”

Rock & Roll Globe scored a quick and friendly interview with Luke to talk about where these guys are at in their journey to stardom.

Elephant In The Room is in stores now.

 

How far back does the band go in terms of getting together and jamming?

Actually only two years with the full band. We’ve all known each other separately for years and were making music in pairs and when performing live became an inevitable we all got together.

 

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How did you land upon your sound?

It’ really as simple as just making the music we want to hear. We are inspired by so many different artists and genres and we always let the direction of the sound find itself and in doing that it somehow makes a coherent sound.

 

What is the band’s mission in terms of keeping the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll alive in the TikTok era?

Tour as much as humanly possible and at the same time use these platforms to push that.

What inspired the album’s name, The Elephant In The Room? Great song, too.

Well it was partly because of the song “Elephant.” But we’ve just felt it was such a massive theme in our lives and the lives of people around us at this age where there are huge life decisions that need to be made and some of them are glaringly obvious.

 

How did you get together with Dan Auerbach? What was he like as a producer?

Our incredible manager, Brian Schwartz, got us in touch with him. He’s an incredible producer because not once did we feel like the sound we had in our heads was ever compromised; it was only greatly enhanced. He was able to capture the ideas we had and make them better than we could have imagined. And the way that he pushed us as a band is something I don’t believe we could have got from anyone else.

 

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In what ways has Boston informed your songwriting and sonic direction?

I wouldn’t say Boston the place was the reason for the direction rather the people we were surrounded by.

 

You have avery interesting tour itinerary with some cool-sounding venues. What was the booking process like?

We got very lucky to get a killer, young booking agent, Luke Washburn, who helped us book this whole tour.

 

How important is it for a young band to tour despite the costs, in your opinion?

I think it’s the most important. That’s the best way to make real connections with your audience and we value that the most.

 

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Who are you guys listening to these days? Are there any new bands you follow?

Geese and Winyah are the young bands we like to listen to.

 

What do you think about the Rolling Stones putting out new music in their 80s? What does their longevity say to you?

They are one of my biggest influences but I can’t say I like autotune on Mick Jagger haha.