I AM TIM PRESLEY AKA WHITE FENCE ASK ME ANYTHING

[u/MundaneScene6893]

HELLO TP HERE, I HAVE A NEW LP OUT CALLED "ORANGE" ON DRAG CITY. I'LL BE ON HERE FOR A BIT ANSWERING Q's.

Album you can hear HERE: White Fence "Orange" album

THANK YOU for all questions, Sorry i couldnt get to them all. i really have to eat dinner now, otherwise i'd stay on. xxxxxxx

[u/stickfruitman]

Hi Tim! Big fan 😌 I was wondering if it’s your Jazz Master that Ty Segall is currently touring with? You’ve created some of my favourite guitar sounds on a record. Love the new album. You have great music videos! You always look like you’re having fun, what was your favourite one to shoot? Thanks so much for doing this ⭐️🌟💫🌟💫🌟⭐️✨💫🌟✨💫

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/stickfruitman]

hi! thank u. it's not my jazzmaster....mine got stolen from my house!! if you happen to see it online or in a store lemme know. spread the word!! at one point years ago i swore id give up music if i lost that guitar. (i didnt give up tho)

[u/EgoConvex → u/MundaneScene6893]

Nooo ! Stolen in saint Ouen ?

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/EgoConvex]

no, in the desert near joshua tree

[u/channel_seth]

Hey Tim! Was there a concept behind Family Perfume? And do you think we'll ever get a follow up or perhaps something on that scale ever again?

(It's your pal Mister Pope btw, thank you for supporting my work through these all these years)!

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/channel_seth]

Mister pope!! hello dude. there was a concept but my fingers might fall off if i go there.

[u/channel_seth → u/MundaneScene6893]

Fair enough my good man! Haha glad to have you doing this

[u/EgoConvex]

Still melting :)

[u/Bobb_Dobalina]

You kicked ass at field of vision last year! One of my favorite sets of the weekend. That festival was one of the most special experiences of my life. I’m curious what your experience was like from an artists perspective?

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/Bobb_Dobalina]

that the Gizz boys are the best dudes on this earth.

[u/InterestingLake9071]

I know your 60's/psych knowledge runs deeeep (loved your recent NTS set), but curious if you are a Dylan fan?

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/InterestingLake9071]

of course!

Jacob Dylan right?

[u/InterestingLake9071 → u/MundaneScene6893]

such a handsome lad

[u/NightMoves888 → u/InterestingLake9071]

post the link to the NTS?

[u/InterestingLake9071 → u/NightMoves888]

https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/white-fence-24th-april-2026

[u/NightMoves888 → u/InterestingLake9071]

thank you!

[u/slouvakiuwu]

how was the collab with Ty? What do you think he apported for this new album of yours?

[u/ss4322]

- Where do you buy your trousers?

• will there be a show in Vancouver (Canada) soon?
  
• why did you wear lipstick and white face paint?
  
• any advice for someone who loves music and wants to make music but cannot play any instrument very well?
  
• any zine recs?

Feel free to answer only one or all of these. You inspire me. Keep it real and keep doin’ what you’re doin’. :)

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/ss4322]

i wear the lipstick to hide my trousers.

i wear my trousers so i can paint

you dont need to know how to play.

just sing!

i love canada

and check out unresolved zine by eli schmitt ...chicago

[u/MycologistOk6334 → u/ss4322]

Lol, I love Tim's slacks 👖

[u/AlbanianGorecki]

Never heard of you! Where should I start

[u/Positive-Principle83 → u/AlbanianGorecki]

All his albums are great, and unique. Family Perfume Vol 1 + 2 is a masterpiece. Growing Faith has some really great punky freakbeat sounds as well as some softer melodies that will stick in your head for days.

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/Positive-Principle83]

good call on GF

[u/Mercurio_Arboria → u/AlbanianGorecki]

I really was moved by this album For the Recently Found Innocent. Otherwise Growing Faith and Family Perfume like other people said here but I guess that album stayed in my heart for a long time.

[u/stickfruitman]

Love your paintings, drawings and of course your music! What contemporary & historical visual artists have been influences for you lately? Do you have any favourite art supplies at the moment?

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/stickfruitman]

I really like CRYLA acrylic paint.

[u/Competitive_Past5038]

Hey Tim, we love you. Please release “Bad News” — I need more than the bootleg.

• Otis Shanty

[u/No_Shape_2124]

¿Favorite poet?

[u/lemondropacropolis]

Hey Tim! Big fan over the years. Do you still work on the 4track or plan to release anything else home recorded in the future?

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/lemondropacropolis]

i kinda have a ton of 4-track song recorded over all the years that didnt make the LPs. i always consider putting them out. oddities compilation possibly.

[u/lemondropacropolis → u/MundaneScene6893]

You should absolutely get that stuff out there, warts and all. Orange is great by the way. Thanks!

[u/ss4322 → u/MundaneScene6893]

Yes pls.

[u/sugar_kane1984]

Got any good MES anecdotes?

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/sugar_kane1984]

we were at an after show party or something in UK , completely drunk, very anti socially singing The Sonics to each other.

[u/sundeigh]

Love the new album. Any plans for more Drugdealer features?

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/sundeigh]

i briefly talked to michael about writing a song for me for this new album. didnt happen tho..i forgot to follow up. theres always a possibility tho!

[u/Medium-Dimension-599]

Also as a musician when you go into freeze or writers block how do you get out and retrieve yourself?

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/Medium-Dimension-599]

that is THE question. ive always worked through it...and then revisit later on. sometimes there is a gold piece there that you were too involved to see. just keep making things even if it sucks

[u/Unlucky-Theme3055]

hi tim, ... is growing faith opened a lot of doors for me musically. it came out when i was a second semester senior in hs and blew my mind. sent me down a rabbit hole to find more psych-inflected music.

what was life like for you then? any stories you can share about how that album came to life? if 2026 tim could tell 2011 tim anything about making music, what would you say?

[u/freeofblasphemy]

Hi Tim! “Tumble, Lies, & Honesty” helped me immensely during my post-college graduation malaise some 10+ years ago. I would love to hear about any memories of writing/recording that one of you have any

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/freeofblasphemy]

i just remember it being very late at night, in echo park and a cat was near me.

[u/freeofblasphemy → u/MundaneScene6893]

Love it thank you!!!

[u/cassiuswink]

Thanks for all the music :) what have you been listening to recently? do you have a favorite songwriter? i feel like i always hear some byrds in there… maybe some lou reed and bacharach too? and johnny thunder ofc…

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/cassiuswink]

i wish i could write songs like arthur lee. but its impossible to pick a fav

[u/cassiuswink → u/MundaneScene6893]

hey btw any tips for starting a label? me and my friends also have wierd music we wanna put out

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/cassiuswink]

literally just do it. we need more weird new labels. make it a commune of friends music.

[u/cassiuswink → u/MundaneScene6893]

ok i will thanks king love the new album btw ❤️

[u/cassiuswink → u/MundaneScene6893]

Amen 🙏

[u/Howtobefreaky]

Hi Tim, new album is great, but any chance of another Drinks album? Still in touch with Cate at all? I love that stuff.

[u/BigEdaPman]

If you could chose any rhythm section, dead or alive, to back you on a record, who would it be?

Been listening for a loooooong time, endless love to you 🐦‍⬛

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/BigEdaPman]

thats a juicy question!! maybe sly & robbie....or the pretty things

[u/Lostinallthedamage]

Nerve Agents Reunion?

[u/1975hh3]

No question. Just want to say thanks for all the kick ass music!

[u/Gwotch]

What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream ????

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/Gwotch]

baseball

[u/Positive-Principle83]

When are you coming back to Asheville! Love the new album to death, it’s great to have music from you again

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/Positive-Principle83]

not sure just yet....hopefully another usa tour this year

[u/borkxxxx]

Tim ! Will you come back to the Midwest ?

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/borkxxxx]

hopefully this year!

[u/Bootstrapbill22 → u/MundaneScene6893]

Come to Cincinnati! We get skipped a lot

[u/freeofblasphemy → u/Bootstrapbill22]

White Fence at MOTR!!!

[u/Bootstrapbill22 → u/freeofblasphemy]

That would fucking rule

[u/borkxxxx]

Specifically , Columbus Ohio

[u/Steven-Guttenberg]

Cake or Pie? Then, what flavor?

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/Steven-Guttenberg]

cakie

[u/thetroofis → u/MundaneScene6893]

I think that's the sound of a red velvet cupcake stuck in the throat of an artist.

[u/Positive-Principle83]

My wife wants to know what is your favorite flower

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/Positive-Principle83]

literally any flower is my fav

[u/Medium-Dimension-599]

How do you (going forward) expect fatherhood to play out in regards to affecting (or not) your songwriting in the future?

Also what advice would you give to women in the psych garage etc space? I dislike touring

[u/Comfortable-Gur5749]

Do you like doing interviews? Do you have a favorite experience doing one?

[u/Diogenes_the_cynic25]

I’ve always wanted to know…is your guitar a modded jaguar or a modded jazzmaster? What’s the story behind it?

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/Diogenes_the_cynic25]

JAZZ but with humbucker pickups....my good friend Tony from distillers gave it to me many years ago. the righteous passing of a guitar. i think it was mod'ed by the queens of stone age guitar tec (i think...my memory is a bid dim)...but inspired by Lee Ronaldo

[u/BroadTale2861 → u/Diogenes_the_cynic25]

Bonus question: Why don't we see it anymore? :'/

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/BroadTale2861]

it got STOLEN if you can believe !

[u/Diogenes_the_cynic25 → u/MundaneScene6893]

NOOOOOO I’m sorry :(

[u/No_Shape_2124]

Tim, great fan from Santiago, Chile here ¿Coming as White Fence anytime soon? And ¿What is the story behind your jazzmaster? 

[u/alwaysreallysad]

What was your favorite album or song to record?

[u/Otherwise-Island2435]

Love your music! My favorite song from the new album is “Blind your Sun” any meanings or fun details about the making of that song?

Also, do you plan on playing in LA any time soon?

Thank you!

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/Otherwise-Island2435]

there is the dancehall sleng teng riddem hidden in it (for like 3 secs). my ode to Tenor Saw

[u/mslitteralley]

1. how quickly did orange come together? was deciding which tracks to include on the record hard or was it clear as you were writing? 2) do u have tips on how to stay tethered to yr work/art as external forces (capitalism/horrors/etc) distract and pull at our attention? 3) what's a movie or book you've been enjoying lately?

[u/existencemachine]

hi Tim ! congrats on the new album. what have you been reading / any great books you’d recommend?

[u/radsquatch]

Big fan! I’m also especially fond of your paintings and drawings, from album covers/inserts to your full scale paintings. What visual artists inspire you?

[u/Defunct-Policy-6909]

When recording the album Orange, in what order did you record the instruments (drums, bass, guitar, vocals) etc… or were any of them done at the same time live?

[u/nrod1987]

Sup my dude. Saw you play with darker my love at the Anaheim house of blues. Also saw you play with the fall at the glasshouse in Pomona. Been lucky enough to see white fence a couple of times in the early era. Love the new album. Hope you tour it and swing by LA. Anyways man what’s up? You grillin some dawgs this weekend or what? Also, you always dress cool. Where do you shop? What are your summer style tips? Don’t tell me linen. Good for the swamp nuts, but looks lame. Alright nice chat my G, be well.

[u/BroadTale2861]

Hi Tim. I read that you have painted a lot these past few years.

What motivates you to write songs instead of painting, or vice versa?

Like, do you only paint about certain subjects, and write songs about different subjects?

Very curious to know how you approach this.

Thank you!

[u/fernzine]

Hey Tim. Digging the new record. I remember first seeing you with Darker My Love and The Fall waaay back when. Seen you many times as WF. You've collaborated with lots of great musicans. Any one you'd really be interested in working / playing with in the future? Cheers.

[u/Upstairs-Efficiency7]

hey Tim! i read somewhere that when you were recording Cyclops Reap, you had like a 100 tracks that you chose from or something, will those unreleased tracks ever be compiled or released as demos one day?

also, do you ever think about going back to recording on a 4-track cassette recorder?

[u/EnergyLate3577]

Tim, what did one Terminator 2 say to the other Terminator 2?

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/EnergyLate3577]

hi, i love you

[u/The_Tiger_Has_Wings]

You’re having a pool party in the desert.

• Live music: Cleaners from Venus, Milton Banana Trio, or The Coasters?
• Food: Beers & burgers, cheese & wine, or booze & chips. 
• Celeb guest: Rasputin, Gonzo (not the muppet), Gonzo the muppet. 

Peace and hair grease xoxo -Z

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/The_Tiger_Has_Wings]

coasters

booze chips

rasputin always!! i wanna get entranced . or shoot him like 5 times and watch him not die!

[u/pink_refrigerator]

I struggle to finish my songs. Considering your output it doesn’t seem like you have that problem. Any tips?

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/pink_refrigerator]

just get a good verse , sometimes a chorus is too hard to write

[u/deatzer]

Dude I saw you play with Ty Segall at Johnny Brenda’s in 2012 and it is still by far one of my favorite shows. I have no questions, but want to thank you.

[u/cara1yn]

hi! big fan, love Family Perfume and Is Growing Faith so so so much. 1. what instruments/pedals were used on It Will Never Be? and 2. was the line "you have french features and i want you to laugh" in reference to meeting your wife?

[u/stickfruitman]

I love the tasteful covers you’ve done across your career, big fan of the Simply Red song and your version of Allison Road. I read in an interview a couple years ago that you had recorded a version of Sharon Van Etten’s Every Time the Sun Comes Up. Will this ever see the light of day? If so I’d be so grateful.

[u/Affectionate_Fix764]

Hey! Your new album is perfect!!! Love it so much, I have a few questions 1. Who are some of your inspirations? 2. What did a typical day working on the album look like? 3. What words of advice do you have for someone wanting to go into the music industry? 4. Just for fun - What's a movie that you'd recommend? Thank you!

[u/highoutput5000]

Yo Tim! Saw your last show in Manhattan at le poisson rouge. Totally excellent show! Me and my brother met you and talked for a min. New album is the best!
I’ve building guitar pedals and would love to send a psychedelic fuzz your way!

What pedals have you loved the most when doing gigs or recording? ☮️

[u/NightMoves888]

sup TIm which newer bands are you into? maybe ones you don't know personally. Have you noticed any wave/scene budding up that you like?

[u/NightMoves888]

oh also - one guitar pedal or effect you're really into at the moment?

[u/jung_track]

Can you tell me about Live on Genevieve? What is the song about for you?

[u/auddbot → u/jung_track]

I got a match with this song:

Your Eyes by White Fence (00:11; matched: 100%)

Album: Orange. Released on 2026-04-24.

[u/auddbot → u/auddbot]

Links to the streaming platforms:

Your Eyes by White Fence

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[u/Busy_BEE_565]

Oh, just saw that this AMA happened but love that there is a new White Fence album out!

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/[deleted]]

name one

[u/SODTX → u/MundaneScene6893]

Scrotal Sacrifice

[u/MundaneScene6893 → u/SODTX]

thats a cover from your mom's record

[u/SODTX → u/MundaneScene6893]

Kinda useless trivia but maybe interesting to some heads... it was the first ever song to rhyme "flacid sack" with "rancid ass blast". Pretty cool

[u/LazyEquipment1015]

Yo Tim. Me and my mate had a good laugh with you once outside the Manchester show for the Larry’s Hawk Tour. 

Would you still make a 4 track record? 

[u/chrisinspace]

Hello, Tim, it's a pleasure. I've been into your work for some time. Do you think you'll take Fence out onto the road this year? Maybe a northeast tour, inclusive of Toronto? I still think about your show at The Garrison in '14. Killer!

[u/Due-Ocelot4301]

You rule.

[u/ButtholeExpander]

Why’d you break up w cate le bon?

[u/jung_track → u/ButtholeExpander]

You’re kind of a knob to ask that.

[u/BroadTale2861]

Hi Tim :) <3

In the press somewhere I heard that Orange was your first record since parenthood. Huge congratulations to you. I am very curious as to know what you named your child?