15 November 2024 - 0 Comments

Pop duo Foley return today with their latest single; an exhilarating new love song titled Heartstrings. Alongside the single comes the announcement of their upcoming sophomore album That’s Life, Baby! set to be released on February 28, 2025.

Listen to Heartstrings HERE

Ever the masters of infectious melody and syrupy-sweet pop goodness, Foley continues to outdo themselves with each new glimmering release - Heartstrings being no exception. A layered track overflowing with warm and buoyant vocals, not to mention a tonne of bubbly, 80's-inspired synths, the new single bears an upbeat soundscape and creates an uplifting mood beyond worthy of the title of “love song”. Lyrically, the single finds a balance between sweet and cheeky, flawlessly mimicking the myriad of exciting feelings that tend to come with new love.

As the duo explain: “We are so confident now in what Foley’s sound is after releasing our first album, that this next run of songs has been such a dream to put together. Heartstrings comes from the giddiness of a new flame/lover, wanting to reach and aspire to their greatness even if you’re being a bit blinded by rose tinted glasses. The fine line between love and obsession; having an admiration for someone that makes them addictive to you. Hypnotising and stupidly entrancing, you realise that the thought of this person is so powerful to you it's tearing you apart.”

Created on a writing getaway, Heartstrings was a collaborative experience that came to life amongst conversations of the crazy ways that love and attraction can drive us to feel and act.

“We wanted to get out of the city, so brought all our gear over to Auckland’s Waiheke Island for the weekend, and let the location be the extra member of the band,” the band says. “Writing freely, letting our moods and the stunning weather dictate the direction of the production and songwriting. All four of us connected on some shared experiences of silly, almost risky attraction - where you’re so enamoured with another person that you’ll do anything to gain their favour, even if they’re not super into you!”

They expand: “The pulsing synths got us thinking of old 80's exercise videos, so there’s some cheeky references to that in the lyrics - and you can really hear the sunshine and infectious energy that was bubbling away in the room that day.”

Today's release is the fifth single to come from Foley in 2024, recently releasing Unstable. Prior to that was Time Of My Life, which proved a NZ chart success reaching #3 on the Hot 20 NZ Singles Chart and peaking at #6 on RadioScope’s Most Added Chart. Their single Low and High garnered a huge 100k streams in just three days, as well as landing on Spotify playlists including Pop Sauce, Pop n’ Fresh, chill AF, Happy Pop Hits, New Music Friday’s AU/NZ, Denmark, Netherlands, and UK, New Pop Revolution and many more.

Having released their debut album Crowd Pleaser in 2023, which hit #2 on the Official Top 20 NZ Albums Chart, Foley also established a dynamic reputation as a live unit across Aotearoa prior to the release, touring consistently as headliners and support for artists including Remi Wolf, Tove Lo, Flight Facilities and BENEE.

This year saw the duo become Aotearoa Music Award nominees (Best Pop Artist) and enjoy a sold-out five-date tour through Los Angeles and New York in April/May. They also found themselves on one of pop culture’s biggest radars when Killing Me Babe was featured on the recent season finale of The Kardashians.

Set to be followed by a full-length record titled That’s Life, Baby!, Heartstrings marks the next step towards a new era that will be brought in by the band’s second studio album.

“That’s Life, Baby! sums up our approach to life in a nutshell - we go through highs and lows, love, loss, trauma, but at the end of the day we are positive, light-hearted and optimistic because we have each other through it all,” Foley explains. “The album is a collection of stories and experiences from the last year, each track describing an interaction with those around us, or a realisation within ourselves, that has had a lasting impact on us as people; each one a little slice of our lives.”

Cover Art: Riley Cough
Photo Credit: Frances Carter

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