Moody Joody is gearing up for the release of Plain Jane, which arrives on October 30 via Photo Finish Records. While we wait for this exciting debut album drop, the indie-pop trio has unleashed a new track and accompanying music video for “Fantasyland.” And this offering is exactly what you need for your summer playlist.
Co-lead vocalist and synth player Kayla Hall says the song “was inspired by a conversation I had with my therapist. I had been caught up in a toxic cycle with an ex. And she candidly told me I was living in a ‘Fantasyland’ in regards to thinking the dynamic was going to change.”
Hall continues, “I was still in a place where I was romanticizing this relationship dynamic and this person and who we were as people. One of my favorite things about this song is the double meaning of the phrase ‘lying in my fantasyland’ because it’s both this carefree ‘oh I’m laying here with my head in the clouds la di da’ and also ‘it’s a lie – I’m lying to myself.’ The song sonically feels that way to me, too. This juxtaposition of shimmering, glimmering, fun with a very sarcastic, rose-colored glasses lyric.”
Additionally, co-lead vocalist and guitarist Kaitie Forbes shares, “Millennial hopecore is back! While we didn’t totally know it in the moment we were writing it, this song takes us back to 2010 Passion Pit, Phoenix, the naked & famous, M83, a time of Tumblr and musical optimism to cure existential dread. It started as a line from Kayla’s therapist, and ended in our most dancey, get-lost-in-the-moment & dance-it-all-away track on the album. Best listened to under a disco ball wearing American Apparel with your besties.”
Check out the new track below and secure your physical record here.
