Posted by Alt-pop force Holly Humberstone returns with new single ‘Haunted House’.
The songwriter’s potent debut EP ‘Falling Asleep At The Wheel’ was a sensation, racking up more than 100 million global streams.
A bona fide phenomenon, Holly returns with a single that displays a more nuanced, reflective side to her work.
‘Haunted House’ digs into childhood, and looks at the way memory can frame the way we construct our identities.
She comments: “I wrote this song about the old and characterful house I grew up in. The house is such a huge part of who I am and our family. With my sisters and I moving out and living separate lives, coming home feels very comforting and one of the only things keeping us all connected.”
Playing with concrete imagery and no small degree of invention, ‘Haunted House’ connects art to life in an enchanting fashion.
She adds: “The house is almost falling down around us now though, and we’ve realised that pretty soon we’ll be forced to leave. There’s a cellar full of meat hooks and a climate so damp mushrooms grow out of the walls. Loads of people have probably died here in the past but I’ve always felt really safe. It’s like a seventh family member. It’s part of me.”
Tune in now.
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Photo Credit: Jordan Curtis Hughes
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