Found in the Inbox: High Fade Builds Twice As Nice Around an Independent Working Life

High Fade’s story begins with playing for people directly. The rock-funk trio developed its audience through busking and touring, then carried that working life into its second album, Twice As Nice. Released May 8 through its own RPN Records, the record gives the band’s independent approach a concrete result.

Harry Valentino handles guitar and vocals, Oliver Sentence plays bass and Heath Campbell plays drums. Their campaign connects the album to an extended North American tour and to recordings made between East Iris Studios in Nashville and RAK Studios in London.

The label is part of the creative context

Operating through RPN Records places the release within a structure the band controls. The supplied campaign describes a decision to remain independent despite interest from major labels. That detail gives the album’s story a practical dimension: the trio is building both the work and the organization around it.

Independence does not remove the work of distribution, touring and communication. It makes those responsibilities part of the artist’s daily life. High Fade’s campaign is useful because it provides an example with names, a label and a second album behind the claim.

Songs shaped around the road

The release materials describe Twice As Nice as drawing on the disorder and intensity of touring. Its 11-song track list moves through titles including Swamp, The Fly, War, The Joke’s On You, Room 634 and Dollar for the Bus.

The campaign associates some songs with the band’s funk foundations and others with conflict, frustration and resilience. Readers can use those themes as starting points while following the official audio and videos, including The Joke’s On You.

From passing attention to a continuing audience

A busking clip can introduce a band quickly. Building a continuing audience requires the next performance, the next release and a place for people to reconnect with the artists they discovered. High Fade’s album and touring history show the stages that can follow that first encounter.

In our interview with Harry Valentino, the band’s account of busking, DIY work and creative ownership adds further context. The album feature and interview together give newcomers both the release and the musicians’ perspective on how they built it.

A record with an identifiable foundation

The spring and summer dates supplied with this campaign have passed; they remain part of the album’s history rather than a current ticket recommendation. New show information should be checked through High Fade’s official channels.

Twice As Nice remains an accessible introduction to a trio whose story connects live work, musicianship and ownership. Follow the band on EV to keep that history connected to whatever it shares next.