Premiere: Wesley Fuller – ‘Runaway Renee’

Gloriously imaginative psych pop with a lo-fi twist...

Wesley Fuller does things his own way.

A devoutly independent talent, the Melbourne artist broke out in the UK earlier this year with radio anthem 'Melvista'.

Set to release his debut EP via rejuvenated imprint 1965 Records, the singer recently unveiled new cut 'Runaway Renee'.

Gloriously imaginative psych pop with a lo-fi twist, its surf rock vibes are just right for these long summer days. Wesley explains:

"The song came about one hot, sleepless summers night whilst messing around with a drum machine & a 12 string in my sharehouse. I'd been trying for weeks to write a song about a girl who'd hooked up with my housemate. I didn't know a single thing about her so I had no idea what to write about but I had the melody for what would become 'Runaway Renee'."

"The story I borrowed and poetically adapted from a group of friends in a band who often toured down the east coast. They always travelled with their girlfriends and lovers, one of whom happened to be an absolute stunner. She wore a dress that looked like it was made out of the cover of The West Coast Pop Art Experimental band's debut album cover. The song definitely has a West Coast, summer of love, sunshine pop kinda vibe as I was listening to a lot of Mamas & Papas and Nuggets at the time. I wanted the drums to sound like they were recorded in a psychedelic vacuum so I solo'd the under snare mic and ran it through some obscene compressors which in a way gives it a shitty lo-fi vibe, but hey, at least I tried!"

Check out the video below.

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