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After a seven-year hiatus from studio recording, Filligar returns with their long-awaited and highly anticipated eighth LP entitled Future Self. With this powerful release, the band will not disappoint its loyal and rock loving fans throughout the US, Europe, AMEA, Australia, and Latin America. Mixing its signature “big sound” with lyrics exploring life and love, Future Self presents eleven original tracks, each one single worthy in its own right, and will be available on February 25, via the band’s label, Decade Records. Pre-save/order link: https://ffm.to/filligar.or
Filligar has a prolific recording catalog heralded by some of the most influential musicians, journalists, and cultural outposts. Over the past eight years, the United States Department of State has designated the band as cultural ambassadors — sending them six times on tours to perform worldwide as emissaries of American arts and aspirations.
Today, the band released the lyric video for the song, “At Sea,” from the forthcoming album. WATCH HERE
Johnny Mathias (guitar/vocals) states, “The original idea for “At Sea” lived on Casey’s hard drive for a while before we revisited it as we set out to write the album. We took what was a short recording, structured it out, and added words—all done while sitting in our separate rooms on opposite sides of Los Angeles during the height of the pandemic.”
The lyric video was created by the band’s bassist, Teddy Mathias, who comments about the process, “The video draws inspiration from the lyrics. The scene was designed and animated using the Unity game engine — creating an environment full of life and light that evolves with the sentiments of the song.”
Filligar is Casey Gibson (piano/keys) and the Mathias brothers: Johnny (guitar/vocals), Teddy (bass), and Pete (drums). Together, they have produced a music catalog of over ninety original songs celebrated as a “breath of fresh air” by Consequence of Sound and “of prestige value” by The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
They have recorded at hallmark analog studios (Gravity Studios, Electrical Audio), sold out the nation’s top music venues (LA’s Troubadour, NYC’s Bowery Ballroom, DC’s Wolf Trap, and Chicago’s Lincoln Hall) and supported GRAMMY-winning artists such as Counting Crows on their Outlaw Roadshow national tour, Alabama Shakes, and The Black Keys.
