Despite their European origins and art-pop alignments, Faux Real’s music bears no hints of enigmatic pretension. Instead, Los Angeles-based Franco-American brothers Virgile and Elliott Arndt craft digestible, catchy disco, layering mousy, youthful lyrics and dance floor-ready beats atop soaring pop hooks. “I can live rent free in a room in the back of your mind/ No worries if not,” they quip on “Rent Free,” from 2024’s Faux Ever. On “Walking Away From My Demons,” they clock “mobility boomers falling for trumours” moments after dubbing themselves “head to toe inadequate.” Hotel Vegas hosts the buzzy pair for the first stateside date of their 2025 tour. – Carys Anderson
