| ‘Lady Isobel’ follows the band’s recent singles ‘Lament‘, ‘Blot‘, ‘Umay‘ and a cover of Nick Drake’s ‘Black Eyed Dog‘, all of which will appear on their upcoming full-length release Hex. The name is derived from the German word for witch, “hexe”, and thematically explores the stories of witches, female healers and wise women. Far away from the cliché of the evil fairytale witch, the German ensemble wants to highlight the various aspects of female magic in different cultures and the legitimate question why we still fear the evil witches instead of the people who burned them. FAUN know how to create catchy virtuoso songs while displaying virtuoso musicianship and do not shy away from any challenge. In this sense, FAUN collaborates with the dark sound cascades of Chelsea Wolfe on ‘Nimue’. On ‘Vals’, on the other hand, the tonality and quarter tones of old Swedish folklore are brought back to life with the help of the two Swedish guest musicians Daniel Pettersson and Daniel Fredriksson, while on ‘Umay’, FAUN focus on an old Turkish folk song and masterfully set it to music with the Turkish singer Fatma Turgut. Under the direction of Oliver Satyr (Magister Artium of Medieval Philology), the listener is taken on an entertaining musical journey into the female magic and pagan myths of our history with the help of carefully researched lyrics. The new album sees FAUN return to their musical roots with mystical, archaic folk and enchanted ballads, and is scheduled for release in September 2025. The album will be available on a number of formats and is available to pre-save and pre-order here. | 
