Rural France

Rural France – a collaboration between Tom Brown and Rob Fawkes that began in 2017 as they both adapted to leaving London for the greener climes of Wiltshire. Armed with a bunch of jangly demos, roughly hewn in numerous bedrooms and garages, they made their first album ‘Two Drink Maximum’ in 2018, released on legendary Australian label Half a Cow. After releasing the follow-up Damp Spirit EP, the duo decided to forgo the studio to make their next record in Rob’s garage. Inspired by the hissy ‘if it sounds good it is good’ aesthetic of Guided By Voices, they set about recording a batch of songs that refracted the Beach Boys, GBV and Teenage Fanclub through the cynical lens of getting older.