Australian singer-songwriter Hatchie makes a welcome return with a new single “Quicksand” and news of a new album Giving The World Away. As with her early shimmering shoegaze pop, “Quicksand” showcases her ear for the soaring chorus and perfect hook. Lyrically it’s about trying to find your way after losing yourself, as Harriette Pilbeam,(for she is Hatchie) reveals “I was feeling guilty and ungrateful for not being happy about a few different things in my life that were technically going well. I had to work through some tough learned thought processes and emotions that had been working away for years to try to understand how to be happy with my present and stop fixating on my past and future.”
The video which you can watch below visualises this juxtaposition of sadness and disillusionment despite being surrounded by what many perceive as glamour and grandeur. She also appears to have nicked my car.
Giving The World Away will be released on April 22nd on Secretly Canadian. Pre-order & pre-sale links here.
Tracklist:
- Lights On
- This Enchanted
- Twin
- Take My Hand
- The Rhythm
- Quicksand
- Thinking Of
- Giving The World Away
- The Key
- Don’t Leave Me In The Rain
- Sunday Song
- Til We Run Out of Air
Links:
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North American tour dates (tickets available via hatchie.net
05/04/22 – Washington, DC – Songbyrd Record Cafe
05/05/22 – Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry
05/06/22 – Boston, MA – Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre
05/07/22 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
05/09/22 – Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz PDB
05/10/22 – Toronto, ON – The Garrison
05/12/22 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe
05/13/22 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
05/14/22 – Chicago, IL – Sleeping Village
05/15/22 – Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club
05/19/22 – Vancouver, BC – Fortune Sound Club
05/20/22 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
05/21/22 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
05/23/22 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
05/25/22 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
05/26/22 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room