As a longtime fan of The Vaccines, I’ll admit I was bummed to see drummer Pete Robertson announce his departure from the band. But the prospect that he would venture out to make music of his own under the moniker Sunan was an exciting prospect.
Robertson spent the last year reconnecting with family and friends and ended up building his own studio to record, but with no definite plans in mind. The result was over 50 pieces of music were recorded, anywhere from minimalist string quartets to big 80’s-style prog pop.
You can peg his debut single “Faster” in the latter category. It’s a big sounding track that has a ton of ambition and executes with relative ease. For his debut solo offering, it’s quite fully realized and confident as all hell.
This is a good taste of what the future holds for Robertson, just the very start of an exciting solo career with tons of potential.
The song is out now via AWAL and can be streamed in full below.
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