LISTEN TO FELL RUNNER! (Faculty guitarist Steven van Betten’s band)
“It would be easy to overlook a new post-punk indie rock band from Los Angeles, but in the opening seconds their powerful self-titled debut, Fell Runner seizes their moment with infectious interlocking guitar riffs, seductive vocals, surging rhythm, rolling bass, and an noisy inter-continental vibe that could put you on almost any beach in the world! Seamlessly blending influences from Tune-Yards, Dirty Projectors, Pixies, and Wilco with a studied and extensive understanding of West African traditional music,their sound is a kind of folk-punk-world mash-up that can only be categorized as forward-thinking, global, and awesome.” – Daniel Rosenboom (Orenda Records)