The Faim — Pics
From Perth, with love, comes The Faim. Josh Raven and Stephen Beerkens met in High School and performed their first show at Stephen’s 18th birthday party. After a name change (as they were originally Small Town Heroes) The Faim – French for ‘The Hunger’ – were born. Inspired by bands like Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco and Metallica, the band brought in an array of musical influences from indie rock to jazz to pop-punk. For several years, The Faim hustled in their hometown of Perth, Australia, to build a following. In 2016, they gained the attention of producer John Feldmann, who invited the group to his studio in Los Angeles. The result was the group’s debut EP, Summer Is A Curse, which dropped in the fall of 2018.
A lineup change at the start of 2019 – guitarist Samuel Tye and drummer Linden Marrisen joined the group – energized the group ahead of their debut album’s release. State of Mind. “We wanted to shake up our mindset and our way of doing things,” Stephen says. “For State of Mind, I picked a chord I never play and that’s how the song starts. That song was originally five or six minutes long and it comes from the idea of doing something we’ve never done before.”
The Faim Consider The Future
“We write from an honest place,” explains The Faim lead singer Josh Raven. “That’s something we always want to stay true to. If you write songs that are real, people will be able to connect to them, especially during the live performances. It has to resonate with us for it be relatable to our fans as well.”
The Faim Are Your Summer Fling
Since their first performance, The Faim have worked hard to build up a following across the world. They’ve performed at Download Festival, Slam Dunk, and Reading & Leeds, and toured with PVRIS, Against the Current, Sleeping With Sirens, and Andy Black. They performed 100 shows across three continents and 13 countries in 2018. In 2019, the held their first headlining tour.
The Faim In Black & White
“You’ll never get anything fake from us,” The Faim bassist Stephen Beerkens said “Our hearts and souls are on our sleeves 100 percent of the time. We want to keep things true to how we started.”
The Faim Are Ready To Take Over The Rock World
The Faim had a major hit in Germany with “Summer Is A Curse.” The song reached No. 12 on the charts. It was also featured in a Jeep commercial in France and hit No. 2 in the Czech Republic.
