White Fence Shares “Unread Books,” Second Single from Long-Awaited Return on ‘Orange’
White Fence, photo by Agathe Rouselle
Tim Presley has released “Unread Books,” the second preview single from his long-awaited eighth White Fence solo studio album, Orange. Set to release on April 24 via Drag City, the psych-pop agitator’s first offering since 2019’s I Have to Feed Larry’s Hawk plants his familiar strain of acid-washed small wonders and magic tricks in sweet, heartfelt songs produced by longtime collaborator Ty Segall.
Where the lead single, “Your Eyes,” reintroduced the long-dormant White Fence moniker with shaggy, sun-kissed strut, “Unread Books” hangs its head a little lower. Over meandering synth lines from Alice Sandahl and a hesitant, percussive shuffle from Dylan Hadley, Presley sounds wistful and bewildered as he lists off a fractalized character sketch of the object of his desire. At the song’s final refrain, he sings, “No one changes their heart/ Their heart/ Like you do/ No one changes their mind/ Their mind/ Like you do.”
Presley described Orange obliquely in a press release:
“Love/loss, addiction/rehabilitation, and a good long look in the mirror (by way of a shop window reflection in San Francisco).
But also the absurdity of life….. I wanted to sing my little heart out. Sing life.”
Orange is available to pre-order and pre-save now. Listen to “Unread Books” below and read on for the album’s full tracklist.
Orange – White Fence:
1. “That’s Where The Money Goes (Seen From The Celestial Realm)”
2. “I Came Close, Orange For Luck”
3. “Your Eyes”
4. “Given Up My Heart”
5. “Unread Books”
6. “Evaporating Love”
7. “Reflection In A Shop Window On Polk”
8. “I Wanted a Rolex”
9. “When Animals Come Back”
10. “So Beautiful”
11. “Blind Your Sun”
