New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Over the last few weeks, California's
Hellogoodbye have shared one song a week from their new record, and now they've revealed the video for another new cut, 'Close'—the most recent track to be taken from their forthcoming new album S'Only Natural.
The album is set for release on 5th October via Alcopop! Records (UK), with vinyl and merch pre-orders available now: https://www.ilovealcopop.co.uk/
'Close' is a smooth and delicately-delivered ballad amidst an album marked by its unabashed self-love and zest for life. Directed by Andrew Lee, the video for 'Close' is an ageless and obscenely serene romantic fever dream, existing in a world where love is always forever and solitude is always for two.
"There is this placeless place," front man Forrest Kline explained speaking exclusively to Billboard. "Two human bodies in tune, every advance anticipated, every retreat beckoning. I wanted for so long to bottle it up so I could go back there whenever I wanted."
"It took ages, it was the first song that I started for this record and nearly the last one I finished, but through a true labor of love I did that for myself, and I for one will treasure it forever."
The band are currently gearing up for a run of US headline tour dates in support of the new record, with further live dates in the UK and EU to be announced.
A new song from S'Only
Natural will be released each week leading up to the albums October 5th release date.
More about S'Only Natural:
Forrest Kline is the mastermind behind the eternally shapeshifting indie-pop band, and it's been a long five years since
Hellogoodbye has released any new music, but S'Only
Natural proves it's well worth the wait.
The album as a whole encourages a life lived loudly over the course of 12 undeniable anthems of individuality. There are just as many ballads as there are all-out dance parties, but they've all got this one message in common: be yourself unapologetically, and love with everything you've got.
Imagine Studio 54, except instead of coke everyone has a glass of red wine and maybe just smoked a little weed. On "S'Only Natural," Hellogoodbye's fourth album, songwriter Forrest Kline adapts the sonic palette of those 1970's disco groups like Chic and The Pointer Sisters to interact with his perfectionist production style and timeless pop song-craft.
The record moves with a mature and tightly restrained momentum, never too eager or hamming up the premise. Kline's melodies lay relaxed over the four-on-the-floor beats and hypnotic bass runs, so universal they could fit nearly any genre, but they feel most at home here.
Hellogoodbye online:
https://twitter.com/itshellogoodbye
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https://www.hellogoodbye.net/
