FENCER RELEASES DEBUT SELF TITLED ALBUM

Photo By Heather Koepp

Los Angeles rock trio, Fencer, recently released their debut full length self titled album. The trio consists of vocalist and guitarist Field Cate, bassist Scott Sauve, and drummer Cameron Sauve. The band talks a lot about mental health struggles and the fight between your thoughts and reality. 

From the first lyrics of the first song, “Come On, Keep Screaming”, Field practically yells, “Why the hell’s it so hard/ to just say what I mean? I’m at war in my head/ with myself and my queen.”  Starting the album with lyrics that shows this band means business. The entire song has a frenetic energy that does not slow and matches the tone of Field’s voice and their desperate cry for help from the get go. The entire album has this energy about it that matches the tone of the lyrics and the flow. 

Midway through the album, you find the lead single, “Sanitarium” which is about codependency and the world falling apart around you. Of the song, Cate said,

“‘Sanitarium’ was written during the height of the pandemic. It was a time when everything felt so unsafe and I was dealing with significant depression, anxiety, and loneliness. Ultimately indulging myself in a lot of codependency with a significant other, knowing this was a dangerous solution. But it felt really good. I was looking for somewhere to feel like I belonged and that fulfilled that for me.”

The band calls themselves “fuzzy, manic garage opera” and that totally plays out all through the album. Similarly, you see how their manic energy mixed with the pop sensibilities fits in with bands like The Wrecks, Dead Poet Society, and Badflower, all of which they have opened for. This album was also mixed by Henry Lunetta, who has worked with 5 Seconds of Summer, Grayscale, and State Champs, so that pop punk type flair is in it as well. 

If you’re looking for new music, Fencer absolutely should be part of your rotation. I very much look forward to what they do next.