UK auteur WEIRDO follows up his playful alt-pop single ‘EUROTRASH’, with another venture titled ‘FAKIN’’. Taking an observational stance, WEIRDO’s lofi vocals slink in between the syncopated beats and shattered synths as he name drops high-fashion brands like Gucci and Fendi. As the title suggests, these obsessions with material wealth and influencer fashion is a vapid pursuit that only extends one’s artificial exterior. Here WEIRDO tells us more about the inspiration behind this latest track: "Fakin' is a song I wrote about the world we live in, the people that surround us and the complexities of the modern age. I spent way too much time with and around materialistic people who were in denial of it and once I spent some time alone in thinking mode, I realised that honesty seems a thing of the past for many people nowadays..." Once again, this continuous creative using his transparency and sarcasm to pivot his outsider-pop as something well worth listening to. - Hannah Thacker   [Photo credit: Louis Fernandez]