Andrew Hung shares new single / video "Soldier" | New album "Deliverance" out today via Lex Records
Andrew Hung shares new single/video "Soldier"
New album "Deliverance" out today via Lex Records
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“Assured third solo album from electro-punk maverick” — Uncut
“A cathartic wrestle with identity, Deliverance will sit well with fans of the original Stone Bizzare roster.” — MOJO
“... while 'Love Is' ends the album with a wall of sound as face-melting as Fuck Buttons at their finest." — DJ Mag
“While Deliverance is rife with floor-shaking beats and powerful waves of synthesizers, there’s a reverence for space and openness that gives each song the opportunity to breathe, never crowding out his emotionally weighty vocals.” — FLOOD
Andrew Hung — known for his collaborative projects with Fuck Bottons and Beth Orton — shares the new single/video, “Soldier,” from his new album, Deliverance, out today on Lex Records. “Soldier” distills the qualities that make Deliverance so irresistible: propulsive percussion, cinematic instrumentation, and Hung’s ever-emotive vocals. “War is a metaphor for change; an act that is both violent and inevitable,” says Hung. “This album does feel like the end of chrysalis stage for me, like breaking free from a previous life. ‘Soldier’ sounds like a singular soul wading through a raging war-zone, surrounded by desolation and destruction but still forging ahead. There’s a desperation in these instances; I accept the inevitability.”
In the accompanying “Soldier” video, directed by Tom Geens, Hung channels the song’s emotional intensity through extensive, tongue-in-cheek choreography. “What a blast these last ten days have been!,” says Geens. “Received the go-ahead on Friday for delivery two weeks later. Within six days the film was produced and shot. There is nothing like a tight deadline to get the creative juices going. And there’s nothing more exhilarating than having to think on the spot! All the more enjoyable with people like Andy.” Hung continues, "I absolutely love this video that Tom made. Somehow he was able to create an incredibly deep and meaningful video that perfectly encapsulates the song and perhaps even the album itself: it’s fun, energetic but also sad and deep at the same time.”
Watch “Soldier” Video
Deliverance follows Hung’s 2021 album, Devastations. On Deliverance, Hung continues his punk ethos by writing, performing, producing and mixing the album himself. Water, dreams, and love are recurring themes throughout the album, with hope as the central tenet acting as a thread weaving everything together. Deliverance’s subject matter spans conflict, change, and isolation, and it is Hung’s most sublime creation to date; a colossal statement given the extent of his past iconic work..
As part of Fuck Buttons, Hung has performed headline slots at festivals such as Glastonbury, Green Man, and All Tomorrow’s Parties, and contributed to music that soundtracked key moments in the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony. He has continued his collaborative streak through writing and producing with Beth Orton on her career redefining album, Kidsticks, as well as contributing to Aimée Osbourne’s debut album, Vacare Adamaré (released under the name ARO). In addition, Hung has worked with cult director Jim Hosking to soundtrack his films The Greasy Strangler (winning best comedy at the Empire Awards), An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn, and Hoskin’s Adult Swim series Tropical Cop Tales.
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