# AEON STATION featuring Kevin Whelan of THE WRENS releases single/video for “Fade” - Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/aeon-station-featuring-kevin-whelan-of-the-wrens-releases-single-video-for-fade/ - Published: 2021-11-16T17:00:00-06:00 - Author: Eugene Tierney [[ **AEON STATION Featuring Kevin Whelan of The Wrens Embraces His DemonsWith New Single/Video “Fade”   Debut Album _Observatory_ out December 10 _via_ Sub Pop “Whelan is as equally expressive and in command on the minimalist piano ballads as on the full-blown rockers… the best music Whelan has ever made.” – **New York Times** “This is exciting, dynamic, hooky indie rock and if it’s not quite a Wrens song, that doesn’t make it any less great.” – **Brooklyn Vegan** “… a heartening return to form from Whelan.” – **Consequence of Sound** ![](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984/images/6e3925f0- 2603-49ff-06d7-a168935f2573.jpg?resize=411%2C273&ssl=1) **Kevin Whelan of Aeon Station** Photo credit:  Ebru Yildiz **NOVEMBER 16, 2021 (New York, NY) — **As the long-awaited release of **_Observatory_** _approaches on _**_December 10, 2021 _**_via _**_Sub Pop_**, the debut album by ** AEON STATION**, **Kevin Whelan** (one of the main songwriters of iconic indie rock band The Wrens) has offered a third glimpse into the musical world he has created with new single and video **“Fade.”** “I wrote this song in part to describe the myriad of emotions I was feeling when making the decision to move to Singapore with my family,” says Kevin. “My wife and I had just bought a house in New Jersey when I was presented with an opportunity from my job to live and work in another country. Once we let go of our fears and embraced the adventure of the unknown, we discovered the experience was better than we could have ever imagined.” Directed by **Laurent Briet** (_The Strokes “Taken for a Fool”, Beyoncé “1+1”_), the dazzling video follows a woman trying to escape her visualized demons. “The song reminds us that we all live with daily fear, disappointment and criticism and it’s up to us to rise above the negative chatter and break through our self-imposed limitations,” he explains. “What the protagonist in the video doesn’t realize is that these negative things… these ‘rocks’… are and will always be around her, no matter how far she runs.” Eventually she overcomes the anxiety and “learns to love and accept the challenges that will always be around her.” Aeon Station - Fade (Official Video) [⌊Aeon Station - Fade (Official Video)⌉⌊Aeon Station - Fade (Official Video)⌉ Watch this video on YouTube **Aeon Station “Fade”** After roughly 18 years since The Wrens’ _Meadowlands_ (2003) struck the indie rock world with a dizzying wallop, Whelan surprised everyone this Summer with the release of “**Queens**” which **Pitchfork** found “thrilling” and **Stereogum** called “ exhilarating.”** KEXP **crowned it “Song of the Day” saying it’s “so much more than we could’ve expected… a climactic five-minute epic.” The second single “**Leaves**” was met with equal awe from **Brooklyn Vegan** (“mournful and cinematic”) and ** SPIN** (“a heart-wrenching ballad of self-enduring trials and defeat”). More than a decade in the making, _Observatory_ shines a bright light on Kevin’s songwriting, receiving help on assorted tracks from his Wrens bandmates **Jerry MacDonald** ( _drums_) and **Greg Whelan** (_guitar_) and producer/guitarist **Tom Beaujour**. In SxSW’s [initial statement](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=ae1f9e5962&e=615f2b8493) about the 2022 conference on March 11-20, 2022, Aeon Station was highlighted as one of its showcasing artists. In response, Kevin posted a [jawdropping selfie](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=f7c1497985&e=615f2b8493) on social media with Wrens bandmates Jerry and Greg, building a great deal of anticipation. ![](https://i0.wp.com/uc9d37d52f7c77acbab728ba584c.previews.dropboxusercontent.com/ p/thumb/ABXA2mhL9oCOw8Z7bSbB3JEmTZAuWjeRge8HYhjTtN_1Y8Snq6QabIYq5SlbttLevea_CrR_J4D2FoKXfY3U2V2CIPsX8w5bZCxV7dtaBUb3WN9s2ErINWHwe_XDKhDiYuVvEYRe9aEaBKZlTKd8bPxXrX- pvtywIlvIvkbArC2nBUx1dts_iopaGqZqQrhhMNgxPdIx3Sq6_9LhQHFvcntn_MG9TShSiXuaJDAF1oNy8cS- nYLfrpLRka27GqSZB1DRTmjf4xhfymPtuwq4nhLEhBx6YeEqrzr5SAShOwE_9aH38tI0C3uFe6-mSPB19xjvwcaOGX4DFYuwgcG7HIpbEfsTX- KkJViUTM4gM9ctYgrI8iXH3vqtCWAxQid1QBE/p.jpeg?resize=267%2C189&ssl=1) **_OBSERVATORY_** Cover art **Tracklisting** Hold On [Leaves](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=73da893479&e=615f2b8493) Fade Everything at Once Move [Queens](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=e229c834f0&e=615f2b8493) Empty Rooms Air Better Love Alpine Drive     **_Observatory_** is now available for preorder on CD/LP/DSPs from Sub Pop. LP preorders from [megamart.subpop.com](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=722b50b0ef&e=615f2b8493). **“FADE” lyrics** This life you make is bound to fadeDreams grow old and waste awayThe truth will lie or seem unclearThe pain can change or disappearWhen all that you know or believe to be true goes wrongHold onIt was a night nowhere near where we wereRemembering the parts of a dream we can’t repeatWishing all the world would fall around our feetWe need to leave tonight for the life we want to leadSo goodbye to fearIt’s time to disappearTo the unknownBe on our ownToday is the day we are finally free of pretendingTo be something we never wantedIt kept us from dreaming and leaving it behind us It’s all in our reach now so just take my hand, won’t you? No matter the road you’re on you fall at timesThe weight of life can pull you underBut have faith get up don’t fall apartKeep all your strength deep in your heartYou’re more than what you ever wantedMore than what you knowDay after Day it appears we are moreThan we ever believed we could be when it’s ours toSing from your chains over and louderTo drown out the noise of the ones who will hate youTear at your feelings and keep you to limitsNever compete with the best you can beWith all of your ships you can’t captainWill one day come back to a glorious meaningRevealing the one you were meant to be all of the timeSend out your doves to the ravens like lightning to darknessAn endless repeat of you want me andI want your love to go over the oceansCountless and counting like 1,2,3, 1,2,3Searching in patterns that signal a fate we agreeIs designed by the stars for just you and me. ### Share this: * [ Facebook ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/aeon-station-featuring-kevin-whelan-of-the-wrens-releases-single-video-for-fade/?share=facebook) * [ X ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/aeon-station-featuring-kevin-whelan-of-the-wrens-releases-single-video-for-fade/?share=x) * [ Email ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/aeon-station-featuring-kevin-whelan-of-the-wrens-releases-single-video-for-fade/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20AEON%20STATION%20featuring%20Kevin%20Whelan%20of%20THE%20WRENS%20releases%20single%2Fvideo%20for%20%22Fade%22&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyrdcast.com%2Faeon-station-featuring-kevin-whelan-of-the-wrens-releases-single-video-for-fade%2F&share=email) * [ LinkedIn ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/aeon-station-featuring-kevin-whelan-of-the-wrens-releases-single-video-for-fade/?share=linkedin) * [ Mastodon ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/aeon-station-featuring-kevin-whelan-of-the-wrens-releases-single-video-for-fade/?share=mastodon) * [ Nextdoor ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/aeon-station-featuring-kevin-whelan-of-the-wrens-releases-single-video-for-fade/?share=nextdoor) * [ Pinterest ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/aeon-station-featuring-kevin-whelan-of-the-wrens-releases-single-video-for-fade/?share=pinterest) * [ Reddit ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/aeon-station-featuring-kevin-whelan-of-the-wrens-releases-single-video-for-fade/?share=reddit) * [ Tumblr ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/aeon-station-featuring-kevin-whelan-of-the-wrens-releases-single-video-for-fade/?share=tumblr) ### Like this: Like Loading… ### _Related_