Dave Stewart has hailed Faye Fantarrow as a “uncommon jewel” after she launched her new seven-song EP.
The 20-year-old singer’s ‘AWOL’ has been launched by way of Dave’s Bay Road Data, and the previous Eurythmics star believes Faye is a “one among a form” expertise.
Dave, 70 – who found the singer and has supported her work – mentioned: “Faye Fantarrow is a uncommon jewel from the North East.
“She’s from Sunderland, a metropolis with an enormous coronary heart, and there is no larger coronary heart than Faye’s. As a songwriter and performer, she tells tales to make you explode with pleasure or weep alongside along with her on the trichotomy of the human spirit.
“Faye is one among a form and I really like her dearly as a sister, a daughter, and an excellent music companion.”
Dave relished working with Faye on the brand new report and he loves what she’s delivered.
He mentioned: “We had an unbelievable time collectively whereas recording this EP. Each in the hunt for musical freedoms, two souls laughing continuously on the pleasure of creativity. I really like Faye Fantarrow.”
The discharge of the report has been expedited after Faye was identified with a particularly uncommon and doubtlessly deadly Glioma mind tumour.
Final yr, Dave donated £50,000 to assist Faye get the remedy she wants.
He beforehand mentioned: “I really like you and your superb creativity Faye, you’re one of many nice songwriter/artists of our time and we’d like you.”
Faye, in the meantime, admitted that with out the monetary and emotional assist of Dave, the potential of travelling to the US for the possibly life-saving remedy “would by no means have been an choice”.
She shared: “He mentioned he would put cash in the direction of it and assist fundraise, so we might inform my guide there could be funding immediately.
“My guide received in contact with Dr Wang in California who mentioned the remedy was an choice and was optimistic concerning the consequence.”