Fear of Missing Out

thenewno2 announces the release of their second full-length album, thefearofmissingout, on Cooking Vinyl. Following their debut album You Are Here (2009), primarily written and recorded by Harrison, thefearofmissingout is the first recording as a band featuring Harrison, Paul Hicks, Jonathan Sadoff, Jeremy Faccone, Nick Fyffe and Frank Zummo. The album was produced by pHd, the moniker for band members and Grammy Award winners Dhani Harrison and Paul Hicks, and recorded in both Los Angeles and London. Employing a combination of live and programmed instruments and adding in obscure samples to create an intricate collage of electronica sounds, the sonic textures in thefearofmissingout' are enhanced by Harrison as well as guest vocalists RZA, Ben Harper, The Black Knights, Throunn Antonia (Fields, Beck s Record Club) and Holly Marilyn (The Child). The fear of missing out is the title and driving concept behind the album. To Harrison, everything in life boils down to FOMO. Everyone suffers from it in a different way, he says. We all have a fear of missing out on something. The result is an album with a multitude of themes, including avoiding change and of course fears. Combining their inventive sounds with creative visuals, thenewno2 recruited London street artist Ben Eine, known for his prolific typography, to design the album art for the new album thenewno2 ("the new No. 2," is a line borrowed from TV's The Prisoner) is a London/Los Angeles based group led by singer/guitarist Dhani Harrison, Paul Hicks (keyboards/programming), Jonathan Sadoff (keyboards/guitar), Jeremy Faccone (guitar), Nick Fyffe (bass), and Frank Zummo (drums). Since its inception, along with designing all its own packaging and artwork, thenewno2 directs its own videos (including the wonderfully trippy 'Another John Doe' from You Are Here).