The densely charged opening synth lines of Andrew Hung's track "Goodbye", from his second full length "Devastations", seem to float up cyclically then sort of erupt out into the ether like the intense undulating electric arcs climbing a Jacob's ladder and then things get weird. Hung has a wonderful propensity of blending swinging dance motifs painted with new wave / art punk affections and then adding shots of whimsy and flamboyance. Now mind you, I don't think this wonderful inventive nature is perpetuated as an artifice, as a device, no, I think quite the opposite. I think it comes naturally to this London based artist and thusly, is against his nature to do otherwise. Hung could not sound commercially pop forward if you paid him and for that I am utterly grateful.
"My songs are my subconscious talking to itself, and this is about how it tried to say goodbye to itself. Well in a way it succeeded because the excavation of self I underwent has allowed my subconscious to breathe again. I hope."
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Today, artist and musician Andrew Hung returns with the release of his much-anticipated second solo album “Devastations”, which is out via Lex Records. The album marks Hung's first new solo material since his 2017 breakthrough debut “Realisationship”, and continues to see him shatter expectations with his bold and unique new direction of expression, earning plaudits across a vast array of press and radio.
Whereas his debut album saw his personal new form of articulation manifest, the new album sees Hung further hone and actualise a sound that is entirely his own. “Devastations” is the ecstatic cry of colour found between light and dark. The album documents a transitional period in Hung’s life; a stepping out from the shadows. Hung explores the deepest recesses of his psyche and in doing so finds himself reconciling the light and dark within. Underlying the propulsive beats and flashes of noise is a melodic tenderness that weaves throughout the album; an offering hand emerging from a turbulent sky. The deepening of inner space becomes an exploration of the universal; a new beginning from the devastations of old worlds.
Speaking about the album Hung says, "Devastations is a breaking out from the prisms of perceptions into the infinite hope we all hold deep inside.
Alongside the release, Hung has also shared a video for album closer "Goodbye". The cathartic new song is a fitting end to the new album, transcending Hung's glitchy electronic sensibilities with emphatic instrumentation, which repeatedly peaks before fragmenting and reassembling around Hung's sanguine vocals.
Going on to speak about the track, he says "My songs are my subconscious talking to itself, and this is about how it tried to say goodbye to itself. Well in a way it succeeded because the excavation of self I underwent has allowed my subconscious to breathe again. I hope."
Andrew Hung, Wave, Gothic / Dark Wave, alternative rock, electronica, indie rock, second full length, "Devastations", Lex Records, single, "Goodbye",
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THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://www.facebook.com/ndrewhung
Spotify
https://andrewhung.bandcamp.com/
Today, artist and musician Andrew Hung returns with the release of his much-anticipated second solo album “Devastations”, which is out via Lex Records. The album marks Hung's first new solo material since his 2017 breakthrough debut “Realisationship”, and continues to see him shatter expectations with his bold and unique new direction of expression, earning plaudits across a vast array of press and radio.
Whereas his debut album saw his personal new form of articulation manifest, the new album sees Hung further hone and actualise a sound that is entirely his own. “Devastations” is the ecstatic cry of colour found between light and dark. The album documents a transitional period in Hung’s life; a stepping out from the shadows. Hung explores the deepest recesses of his psyche and in doing so finds himself reconciling the light and dark within. Underlying the propulsive beats and flashes of noise is a melodic tenderness that weaves throughout the album; an offering hand emerging from a turbulent sky. The deepening of inner space becomes an exploration of the universal; a new beginning from the devastations of old worlds.
Speaking about the album Hung says, "Devastations is a breaking out from the prisms of perceptions into the infinite hope we all hold deep inside.
Alongside the release, Hung has also shared a video for album closer "Goodbye". The cathartic new song is a fitting end to the new album, transcending Hung's glitchy electronic sensibilities with emphatic instrumentation, which repeatedly peaks before fragmenting and reassembling around Hung's sanguine vocals.
Going on to speak about the track, he says "My songs are my subconscious talking to itself, and this is about how it tried to say goodbye to itself. Well in a way it succeeded because the excavation of self I underwent has allowed my subconscious to breathe again. I hope."
Andrew Hung, Wave, Gothic / Dark Wave, alternative rock, electronica, indie rock, second full length, "Devastations", Lex Records, single, "Goodbye",
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