Finnish band Memoremains drop a new song on the airwaves. The five-piece, which has established the number of tens of thousands of monthly listeners, has already released the singles “Toxic Girl” and “Stuck” earlier this year, but the recently released “Fighter” is a bit different.
“Compared to previous singles, Fighter is a bit deeper and more atmospheric. As for the vocals, we also searched for new sounds to emphasize the nuances of the composition. In the lyrics, I wanted to deal with friendship and a situation where a loved one is in a challenging place in their life and needs support in making difficult choices. If only the song would bring a touch of hope to the gloom of autumn for the listeners as well !” singer Johanna Ahonen states.
The band also reveals something else completely new to them about the song: the song was originally applied to the UMK competition (Finnish Eurovision preselection).
“The feeling about this song was so strong that it was decided to enter it in the UMK competition. We started with the mentality that ‘no matter what, we’ll be in the race!’ However, we didn’t make it this time, but we’ll see if we can another time”, commented Mikko Kujanpää, who composed the song.
The song was also made into a music video with the help of a well-known author.
“Aarni Visuals made a music video for us from our 2022 Nummirock show recording for the single “Empire” from the album “Pop Metal”, and we remembered how efficient he worked and how good the result was. We asked him about his interest in making the music video for “Fighter”, and luckily he agreed to cooperate. In our opinion, the musicvideo conveys the new visual look of the band and the atmosphere of the song, which is sensitive and dramatic at the same time.”
Line-up:
Johanna Ahonen – vocals
Mikko Kujanpää – keyboards
Aleksi Mäkelä – guitar
Aapo Timonen – bass
Eemeli Timonen – drums