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Oct 02, 2024 By Mark Redfern Photography by Pooneh Ghana

Faye Webster released a new album, Underdressed at the Symphony, in March via Secretly Canadian. Now she has shared a brand new song, “After the First Kiss,” via a music video that features two opposing LARPing teams, including Webster, doing battle in a field. Kyle Ng directed the video. Watch it below.

Underdressed at the Symphony was the follow-up to Webster’s 2021 album, I Know I’m Funny haha, and 2021 EP, Car Therapy Sessions EP. The album includes two songs Webster shared in 2023: “But Not Kiss” (which was one of our Songs of the Week) and “Lifetime.” When the album was announced Webster shared its third single, “Lego Ring,” which features Lil Yachty (who Webster has known since middle school). It was shared via a music video and there was also an accompanying video game. “Lego Ring” made our Songs of the Week list. Then she shared the album’s fourth single, “Feeling Good Today,” via a music video. Then she performed “But Not Kiss” on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which was her network TV debut.

The album’s title was inspired by Webster’s occasional visits to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, where she would often buy a ticket at the last minuite.

“Going to the symphony was almost like therapy for me,” she said in a previous press release. “I was quite literally underdressed at the symphony because I would just decide at the last moment that that’s what I wanted to do. I got to leave what I felt like was kind of a shitty time in my life and be in this different world for a minute. I liked that I didn’t feel like I belonged”

Underdressed at the Symphony was recorded in Texas near the U.S./Mexico border at Sonic Ranch Studios, with her longtime backing band. Wilco’s Nels Cline guests on several songs on the album.

Read our 2021 interview with Faye Webster on I Know I’m Funny haha.

Faye Webster Tour Dates:

10/3 - The Union - Salt Lake City, UT * - SOLD OUT
10/4 - The Mission Ballroom - Denver, CO *
11/15 – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park - San Diego CA ^

* w/ Miya Folick
^ with Laila!

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