Fantasy Guys take a vacation from reality with ‘It Isn’t Real’

The song, taken from Fantasy Guys’ latest collection of summer sun and fun jams, ‘On Poppy Island,’ brings love and happiness to anyone who’s lucky enough to stumble upon the shell’s melodies.


The total beach babes of Fantasy Guys team up with Southpaw Brothers Productions to create a magical scene inside a conch shell for the group’s latest video, “It Isn’t Real.” The song, taken from Fantasy Guys’ latest collection of summer sun and fun jams, On Poppy Island (Skeleton Realm), brings love and happiness to anyone who’s lucky enough to stumble upon the shell’s melodies. In this case, Inyo Galatea (guitar, flute, voice) floats his summery falsetto into the ear of a wandering beach beauty as he sings “Oh, how you’re making my heart go / Oh whoa oh whoa / How you’re making me feel, like it isn’t real.”

Fellow Fantasy guys Maddy Davis (vibraphone, synth, keyboards) and Mitchell “Hibiscus Chad” Hardage (bass, drum loops) gently push the song along, dancing, posing, and smiling from ear to ear. The lines between fantasy and reality are blurred as she spies the band hanging on the beach sipping Bud Light Limes, all the while rocking inside the conch. The video captures their playful spirit, and as the song ignites a summer romance, the group’s melodies and beats bring the whole seaside community together.

Lather on that sunscreen, drop anchor, and settle in for a sandy adventure.

Fantasy Guys play the Earl on Fri., July 1, with Adron. $10. 9 p.m. 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E. 404-522-3950. www.badearl.com.