3 by The Genuine Fakes

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The third album, aptly titled "3", is comprised of "Extended Play Vol. 1-3", which is an EP trilogy that was released during the pandemic. The story:

What you’re holding in your hand—what *you* think you’re holding—is the product of a journey that began somewhere in the fog of 2021, a year lost in the haze of artificial reality. It was in the midst of the pandemic, when everything around us was blurring together, and we, as fragmented beings, clung desperately to the illusion of normalcy. Rehearsing. Writing. We did what we always did because, frankly, what else was there to do?

The idea of creating an album—a *real* album, a complete, packaged thing—felt... impractical, given the situation. So, the solution, as always, was to break it down into something manageable, something that could be finished before the next system failure or societal collapse. Four songs at a time. EPs. Small, self-contained units, easy to digest, easy to release. We liked the format—it was a sliver of something pure, a brief escape into something almost tangible. And the cycle, the constant drip of new material, kept us engaged, kept the machine running, if only for a while.

In 2022, the first one emerged from the void: *Extended Play Vol. 2*. Then Vol. 3 followed, just a blip, and by December 2024, Vol. 1 was released, completing the cycle. No one anticipated this, least of all us—this trio of EPs somehow converged, forming a cohesive whole, a third album created in direct defiance of the original plan. Three tiny capsules of sound, designed to be fleeting and insignificant, had merged into something bigger than themselves.

So now, here it is: “3.” Thanks for listening.

Since 2010, Swedish indie rockers The Genuine Fakes have released catchy, high-energy music that's inspired by the indie rock and pop bands of the 90s.

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