Felly takes fans on a ride with the release of a new track “Fast Car.” Out alongside a cinematic visual, the track serves as a reflection of fast-moving times and taking the time to slow down, which the pandemic inherently allowed for him and the rest of the world to do. The track showcases Felly’s mastery of melodies as he adds an eclectic flair on rap music to curate a calming and inspiring track that obliviously foreshadows the COVID-19 pandemic. In describing his motivation for releasing “Fast Car” Felly states that:
“I think relevance is important because music is a direct communication to the world. I read somewhere that an artist’s only job is to reflect the times. As the pandemic reached like month 13 I started playing the song back and feeling like it was time for it. It was one out of like 20 demos at the time that expressed the general energy of the world, or at least what I perceived around me. The song starts in the past tense and is sort of a reflection, “I was in a fast car”, now I’m sitting down and looking at what just happened. The whole soundscape is sort of meditative in a way. It’s calm and looks into the past and the future, which I think are both collectively part of the now…if that makes any sense. With being on tour the past 3-4 years and sort of having things happen rapidly, I wanted to just sit for a second, and ended up getting that with the pandemic and corona and all that.”
The video further encompasses his messaging as he races down and explores an endless field alongside a beautiful woman. The visuals are delivered very deliberately and artistically to create an experience that only Felly could birth.
“I remember going to some spot in downtown LA to link with New Haven (the producer) when we made it, and at that time I was sort of just going through the motions of sessions. We were both collectively like, fuck that, there are so many other good things that are out there. The whole concept of getting out of your comfort zone and not letting the monotonies of life get to you is something I wanted to piece together.
The video tries to put the feeling of being stagnant and stuck in a room, with the wonder of what else could be. It was fun to make. I filmed it with John Rawlins who was actually one of the first directors to ever reach out to me like 8 years ago. He shot my first music videos ever, so we were both more than happy to be working again.”
