I’m sure we have all thought to ourselves when hearing a new band/artist, “I can’t believe I haven’t heard of them ‘til now!” And although Oak Park’s Fragile Fawn hasn’t been around that long, I’m still beating myself up for not discovering them sooner. Comprised of a boy/girl duo, Dani and Clarke, they create intricate, but joyous pop songs that’ll make you want to hug strangers and love those around you a whole lot more. As far as I know they have one EP that isn’t really available (Dani and Clarke disband during the year due to college), but the songs I’ve gotten off their myspace (a few from the Kindness EP and a few from the shows Josh put up over at 5…4…3…2…fun!!) are simply inspiring.

My favorite so far is “Love To Love To Love,” a bouncy little number peppered with piano, tambourine, and handclaps. A spry guitar weaves in and out of Dani’s affectionate and assured vocals that give a poignant backbone to why our dreams must be our reality. “Kindness” takes on sort of a jazzy pop quality where Dani’s voice becomes more delicate, but very confident in singing Fragile Fawn’s Mantra, “Our kindness will always create art.” Labeled as a demo under their myspace, “Indian Giver” is simply epic and I can’t imagine how it could any more finished. Cool breakdowns, surprise synths, double-tracked Dani, Clarke jumping in often, bongos & tambourines, even a Hawaiian slide style part; this song has it all and more!

I really hope Fragile Fawn create more music, because they are starting a revolution and kindness is their weapon.

Mp3: “Love To Love To Love”

Fragile Fawn on myspace
Create Recordings
Modern Love: Dani’s blog