# Indie Rockers FORTY FEET TALL Exposes the Ugly Creep Hiding Behind the Picture-Perfect Date in “BOIL” Video

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- Published: 2022-08-02T11:30:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

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_“Some say rock is dead, others say it’s a forgotten fad – we say those people just
aren’t listening loud enough… Formed in 2011 by a bunch of savvy teenagers from 
Los Angeles, the now-decade-old group are ready to showcase their refreshing brand
of 2000′s-era Incubus, Queens Of The Stone Age and Cage The Elephant.”_ **–  The
Noise**

_“Portland foursome Forty Feet Tall popped up to remind us all that rock ’n’ roll
is still very much alive, despite what the recent discourse would have you believe,
with the release of new album A Good Distraction. But, in the vein of Queens of 
the Stone Age or Arctic Monkeys, Forty Feet Tall aren’t interested in dealing in
watered-down, radio-friendly rock; there’s a tinge of aggression around the edges
of these songs. “Rain Machine” is a high-octane banger, while it wouldn’t be at 
all surprising to hear “Cavalcade” featured in the final season of Peaky Blinders.”_–**
The Alternative**

_“Explosive energy and visceral waves of harmonic development are Forty Feet Tall’s
artistic signature. Armed with unexpected harmonic twists and volatile rhythmic 
lines that run rampant over your ear drums, their tracks are reminiscent of the 
best of British post-punk-garage rock. With a perfect combination of fuzzy psychedelia–
a tasteful tribute to Tame Impala – and catchy melodies, FFT has gifted us with 
dynamic, compelling progressions worthy of Queens of the Stone Age or Jack White.”_**–
Mundane Magazine**

**FORTY FEET TALL**
**Exposes the Ugly Creep Hiding Behind the Picture-Perfect Date
in “[BOIL](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=120e43781c&e=615f2b8493)”
Video**

**Indie Rock Ragefest Precedes New EP**
**Out September 23 **_**via**_** Magnetic
Moon**

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**“BOIL” Single Artwork**

**JULY 29, 2022 (Portland, OR)** – “‘[**BOIL**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=e9c40959d3&e=615f2b8493)”
started as a demo in singer **Cole** [**Gann**]’s bedroom and quickly exploded into
what it is now: a forceful and rage-filled song directed at creeps and misogynists
everywhere,” explains Portland-based indie rockers **Forty Feet Tall **about their
new single. “It’s our hardest-hitting song to date and sets the tone nicely for 
our up-and-coming EP.” Taken from _**BOIL**_** **out on **September 23 **_via_ **
Magnetic Moon, **the song’s cartoonishly harrowing video directed by **Sela Shiloni,**
plays like a horror film whose villain is a bloody zombified creep who disguises
his true self before his date.

The incendiary track with Cole Gann’s lyrics and shouting vocals, “He thinks you
want him cuz you looked at him once / He thinks you need him cuz you brushed his
leg,” beside heavily distorted riff, catapults Forty Feet Tall in a new musical 
direction.  

Forty Feet Tall - BOIL (Official Music Video)

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Music Video)⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

**Forty Feet Tall “BOIL”**

Their upcoming EP,_** BOIL**_ progresses the band forward, launching from where 
their previous record **_A Good Distraction_**_ _left off. While that album was 
focused mainly on the effects the pandemic and the political climate had on the 
band, this EP harnesses the adrenaline and angst that being cooped up created.  
Already an audience favorite, lead single “**BOIL**” starts off taut and tense, 
escalates quickly, and explodes a few seconds past the one-minute mark. Memorable
riffs turn somersaults over relentless grooves on “**Big Red Bus**” and “**Nic Cage**.”
At any moment, you may think of Archers of Loaf, the Killers, Pavement, or Pixies.
Keep listening and uncover more surprises: the curious coda of dreamlike “**On &
On & On**,” the subtle dynamics within “**Chin Up**.” Forty Feet Tall does not want
ideas, yet their songs stay sharply focused regardless of tempo or volume.   

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**Forty Feet Tall**
Photo credit: **Harper King**

Starting out further down the Pacific Coast in SoCal, Forty Feet Tall began with
a childhood friendship between Los Angeles natives **Cole Gann**_ (lead singer/guitar)_
and **Jack Sehres**_ (guitar)_. During their high school years, the duo’s band forged
grunge, post-punk and alternative rock into its own sound. Forty Feet Tall started
out small, playing a benefit to save the rainforest, but by graduation had built
a following big enough to land them on stages including the Troubadour, Roxy, and
the Whiskey.

College took Jack to San Francisco and Cole to Portland, but the band continued 
to perform even as they focused on their studies. Forty Feet Tall released a self-
titled album in 2014, followed a few years later by the _**Red Dressed EP**_. Bass
player **Brett Marquette** came aboard in 2017; later the addition of drummer **
Ian Kelley** solidified the quartet’s formidable rhythm section. 

The band’s hard-edged, expansive sound drew attention from television and movie 
music supervisors. In recent years, you may have heard FFT originals on **Showtime’s**_**
Shameless**_, several MTV spots, in the Paramount feature **_Drunk Wedding_**, and
even an **Arnold Schwarzenegger **flick** (**_**Killing Gunther**_**)**.   

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_**BOIL**_

[[_**BOIL**_**1.“Big Red Bus”
2. “Nic Cage”3. “Chin Up”4. “On & On & On”5. “[BOIL](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=0fef8b8677&e=615f2b8493)“

**Forty Feet Tall** is **Cole Gann** (_vocals/guitar_), **Brett Marquette **(_bass_)**
Ian Kelley** (_drums_), and **Jack Sehres** (_guitar_). The new EP [_**BOIL**_](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=c61694b683&e=615f2b8493)
was produced by **Cameron Spies**_ (Radiation City, Night Heron),_ and will be released
on **September 23, 2022,** via **Magnetic Moon**.  The title track and video for“**
[BOIL](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=eb13aa24ce&e=615f2b8493)**”
are out now.

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