Al Nardo and Bailey Wollowitz collided in 2017 at the since-shuttered house venue Heck, in Bushwick. Immediately bonding over the The Flaming Lips and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, the two have intermittently lived and worked together since, in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, but mostly on the road in-between, as shifting parts of pirate crews traversing the country and playing in bands Sloppy Jane, Water From Your Eyes, This is Lorelei, among many more.

the fantasy of a broken heart began on these journeys, in moments stolen while wedged up between roommates and band members in overstuffed apartments and the cramped backseats of cars. The creative outlet of two working musicians, fantasy was first just Al and Bailey writing songs, using music to track the vicissitudes of their lives and relationships—with each other and the sprawling ecosystem of musicians of which they’re a part.

When the world sputtered to a halt in 2020, the whirlwind stopped. The pair deposited themselves in Al’s native Los Angeles, taking the opportunity to hunker down with their twinned sound and commit to fantasy as a fully-fledged band. They looked back on the time they had put into their careers and each other, harnessing their powers to confront the ambiguity of the transitional and draw coherence from a myriad of perspectives.
lyrics
We’ve met before, doombringer
It’s me, Penelope
Guess you have no memory
Of that night

We could’ve been
For a lifetime
I said to myself on the walk home
Wandered all alone with only the bright light

All I really wanted was a little sensation
I thought a devil called my name
All I really wanted was a little sensation
I thought a devil called my name

Welcome to the fantasy of a broken heart!
We love you fantasy
And I love you so
This love is all I know

One day
On the seven line
I finally got your number
I saved you deep within my phone

You said hit me anytime
I!
I’ve got the best weed in town
You!
Look like you could use a comedown
I!
I’m a fool
I’m the head of house
In America’s funniest home


All I really wanted was a little sensation
I thought a devil called my name
All I really wanted was a little sensation
I thought a devil called my name

All I really wanted was a little sensation
All I really wanted was a little sensation

All I really wanted was a little sensation
I thought a devil called my name and
Any time

All I really wanted was a little sensation
A little sensation

All I really wanted was a little sensation
Every time

All I really wanted was a little sensation
credits
released March 6, 2024
Written by Bailey Wollowitz & Al Nardo
Produced by Bailey Wollowitz + Ryan Howe
Additional Production: Hayden Ticehurst, Nick Noneman
Engineering: Hayden Ticehurst at Studio G, Ryan Howe at Mozart Street, Nick Noneman, Bailey Wollowitz
Mixing Engineer: Steve Vealey
Mastering Engineer: Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound

Bailey Wollowitz - Vocals, 12 string Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Piano, Mellotron, Percussion, Programming
Al Nardo - Vocals, Guitar
Lily “Chmoo” Rothman - Vocals, Roland Juno
Hayden Ticehurst - Guitar
Nick Noneman - Korg Minilogue
Sean Brennan - Cello
Saguiv Rosenstock - Affected Kalimba
Jordana Nye - Vocals

Additional Engineering: Saguiv Rosenstock