Local pop group Die Heuwels Fantasties are back! After nearly a two-year absence from the music space to focus on other projects, the group is back with their debut single off their upcoming sixth studio album.
Die Heuwels Fantasties have finally released their comeback single ‘Jy Stel My Teleur’ and prove that they age like a fine wine. “‘Jy Stel my Teleur’ came together in a very short period of time. It felt as if the creative channels were open that day and the next thing, the song was just there. Boom!” the group’s Hunter Kennedy says. “ In hindsight, I find the theme very interesting. It started out as a bit of a ‘tongue in the cheek’ track, but turned out to also be a revelation in terms of an introspective train of thought that was initially hard to pen down. From something that my wife says to me regularly to the first step of self-forgiveness. We all deal with disappointment on a daily basis. There are so many things that can let us down. We don’t see things as they are, but as we are.”
Fans of the group will notice that this single is a little different to the group’s previous material in that Hunter Kennedy and Fred den Hartog each sing some of the verses and lead singer Pierre Greeff the chorus. Pierre explains that “The multiple vocals on the track came together naturally – we had to convince Fred to do his bit though. But yes, in terms of the train of thought of the lyrics, it seemed appropriate to almost sing it like a conversation between the three of us.”
The track was accompanied by a music video which features a composition of images that were filmed at Sunset Recording Studios during the recording of the album, as well as some footage of Die Heuwels` set at Liefde by die Dam, Johannesburg in August this year. “We worked with Hardus van Deventer, a good friend of ours who is a brilliant director, as well as photographer André Badenhorst to make this video. They were ‘flies on the wall’ during the recording process” Pierre explains. “We are very happy with how the video turned out. It is exactly what we had in mind in terms of the mood of the song.”
On their return, Hunter adds that “boredom set in for us. We felt that it was time to write new music. The band spent time together in a ‘windgat’ house in Yzerfontein a while back. Getting away from it all is always good breeding ground for new ideas. We were keen to write some classic songs. Whatever that means.”
Watch the official music video for ‘Jy Stel My Teleur’ here:
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