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HYPHEN has revealed his next big step with the announcement of a new EP called ‘Here To Stay’ arriving next month.
The EP will drop on November 20.
HYPHEN had this to say about what the release represents for him:
“Here To Stay is an EP about survival. My father surviving a car crash. Humans surviving political crisis. Immigrants surviving racism. Me surviving suicide. The world is undeniably dark. But there’s light everywhere. Humans’ adaptability and resilience is unquestionable. I hope the EP is something people can hold onto when they feel hopeless. I hope it gives focus to the rage we feel at the parasitic richest among us who would burn the world instead of confronting the abyss within them. ‘I used to think I was a human experiencing the universe, now I think I’m the universe experiencing a human.’ We are all part of the same fabric, the music is a reminder of that. I hope you find comfort in it.”
It will feature previously shared tracks ‘SAID WHAT I SAID’, ‘HYDRA’ and ‘Go Back’ as well as three more currently unheard songs.
Here is the former:
HYPHEN will be supporting Kid Kapichi on their upcoming tour around the UK next month, as well as putting on an EP release party at the Elephant’s Head in Camden next month.
Here are all of the dates:
NOVEMBER
03 – LONDON The Elephant’s Head (RELEASE SHOW) 12 – BRISTOL Electric Bristol 13 – FALMOUTH Princess Pavillion 14 – SOUTHAMPTON The 1865 15 – NORWICH Waterfront 17 – GLASGOW SWG3 18 – NOTTINGHAM Rock City 19 – MANCHESTER New Century Hall 20 – LONDON Outernet
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