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March 19, 2025

PHILADELPHIA BAND FIB SHARE SHIFTY AND REFLECTIVE

NEW SINGLE “PS” - LISTEN


“PS” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FEATURES TRIPPY ANIMATIONS

OVER LO-FI PHILLY CITYSCAPES - WATCH


DEBUT ALBUM HEAVY LIFTING ARRIVES APRIL 25, 2025

VIA JULIA’S WAR RECORDINGS - PRE-ORDER

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“Skronky, off-kilter”

- STEREOGUM


“Frenetic fretwork and acerbic time sig shifts dialed through avant-pop melodies”

- +RCMNDEDLISTEN



Philadelphia indie rock group Fib are excited to share “PS,” the second single from Heavy Lifting, their debut album arriving April 25, 2025 via Philadelphia-based tastemaker label Julia’s War Recordings. On “PS,” Fib slow things down for about ninety seconds to expose brightly toned guitars, a fractured relationship and pleas for improvement before building into layers of post-punk chord progressions with vocalist Gage Nelson musing, “Need some help getting well / but I can‘t see it getting better on its’ own.” “PS” arrives with a trippy, lo-fi official music video, filmed and edited by Cooper Beaupre and complete with animations from Sebastian Nicholson and Fib’s Logan Adam and Gage Nelson.


“P.S.” is us channeling our shared love for pop and rock and roll - riffs, melodies, hooks and all that,” Fib explain. “It is yet another breakaway from our usual dark and esoteric approach to songwriting. We wanted something simple and fun, and this just came out of us in about 30 minutes in our old basement.”


LISTEN TO “PS”

WATCH THE “PS” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

PRE-ORDER HEAVY LIFTING


Last month, Fib shared “Mutuals,” a textured and rhythmic track with jubilant and incessant riffs. Lyrically, vocalist Gage Nelson explores unrequited feelings, grief-infused regrets and hidden emotions. “‘Mutuals’ signifies the turning point of our songwriting,” say Fib. “In writing this track, we were trying to put the past to shame and take a step forward in our creativity as a band. ‘Mutuals’ sets the tone of the record with high-arching melodies, fast transitions, and intricate guitars. It truly encapsulates our goal as a band; to write songs that are beautiful, catchy, and complex.” Their first release since their self-titled 2021 tape, the release heralded the announcement of their imminent debut record. 


Upon the announcement of Heavy Lifting, the founder of Julia’s War Recordings and bandleader of They Are Gutting A Body of Water Douglas Dulgarian said the following about Fib via Instagram: "Fib is free jazz in an era where everything else is getting more cookie cutter and snapped to the grid. And that’s what I love most about them. I never know what to expect. It’s completely unique and individual, and although you can certainly hear the influences, I am always completely knocked off-center when I hear or see what they’re creating. If you have ever seen Fib live, you can attest to the fact that it’s one of the most insane experiences possible. I can’t quite explain it and that feels good to know that I can’t."


LISTEN TO “MUTUALS”


Fib debuted in 2021 with a tape of their debut songs, featuring the fan-favorite track, “Bedside.” Heavy Lifting sees the band take their sound to the next level, trading lo-fi recordings for refined riffs while synthesizing post-punk sounds into poppy hooks. Fib is vocalist and guitarist Gage Nelson, guitarist Damien Nicholson, bassist Logan Adam and drummer Charlie Libby Watt, who wrote, recorded and produced Heavy Lifting together. 



FIB

HEAVY LIFTING

JULIA’S WAR RECORDINGS

Release Date: April 25, 2025

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1. Mutuals 

2. Say

3. Dotted Line

4. You Ruined Everything

5. Right out the Window

6. PS

7. Pictures

8. Real Heat

9. Outro

ABOUT FIB:

Since 2020, and from coast to coast, indie-rockers Fib have been rewiring brains with their singular, jangly sound and furiously tight live performances. Gage Nelson, Damien Nicholson, Logan Adam and Charlie Libby Watt connected in Portland through their love of punk, friendship, and their shared exceptional musical abilities. After releasing their debut self-titled tape in 2021 and touring the US, the band picked up and moved across the country after falling in love with Philadelphia. The city quickly warmed to Fib’s controlled mania- the band putting on the tightest show imaginable, and then, at the end of the set, destroying their instruments in total chaos mode. They matched Philadelphia’s freak- fitting like a fingerless glove. Now, connecting with Philly label Julia’s War, the group is releasing their debut full-length record Heavy Lifting; a musical odyssey exploring arty pop, punk and progressive rock- while simultaneously breaking free from genre and giving the listener a vividly surreal auditory experience. 



With Heavy Lifting, Fib shed their early, scrappy, lofi limitations, and embraced a new, expansive and warm recording capture. This bigger sound allows the group to put their technical skill, harmonious vocals, and hyper-infectious songwriting on full display. Songs like “Mutuals” and “Say” are frenetic and bouncy- shifting through virtuosic arrangements held together with intermittent, powerful hooks. With tunes like “Dotted Line” and “PS”, the band settles deeper into the grooves and songwriting allowing the listener to zone in and bob their head a bit more. While the nine tracks that comprise Heavy Lifting are equally unique and invigorating showcasing the members’ intricate guitar tangles and polyrhythms, the album is holistically composed- a greater sum than its parts. The release would easily sit well for fans of new bands like Palm, TAGABOW, and Water From Your Eyes, but would just as easily be a welcome addition for record heads who love bands like This Heat, Television, and Psychic TV. While this might all be hard to believe, and their name is Fib- it’s no lie. Fib’s Heavy Lifting is a vibrant, moving and endless sonic rainbow. Pick it up and step into their wild and ecstatic void.


ABOUT JULIA’S WAR RECORDINGS:

Julia’s War Recordings is a community-based record label out of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, but serving the greater world as a whole. Founded by Douglas Dulgarian of They Are Gutting A Body of Water in 2021, we aim to provide physical media for bands that rock, for people pushing the boundaries of music and creation in the modern-day.


CONNECT WITH FIB:

INSTAGRAM | BANDCAMP


CONNECT WITH JULIA’S WAR RECORDINGS:

WEBSITE | BANDCAMP | INSTAGRAM

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Kenzie Davis

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