Andrew Hung – half of electronic duo Fuck Buttons - has shared his new single Elbow, which is lifted from his forthcoming debut solo album ‘Realisationship,’ It will be out October 6 via Lex Records. You can listen to the single via YouTube below.
Hung explains that: “Once when I was a small child and wanted to get a fake nose-ring from this shitty shopping-centre stall in Kidderminster but being young, I was really afraid of buying it. Consequently I stood there for a long while trying to pluck up the courage to get said fake nose-ring before the woman came out from behind the stall and told me to fuck off. I went home crying… Elbow is about pushing buttons. As for the stall, when my sister found out, she took me back and gave the woman a right bollocking.”
Both this new track and ‘Realisationship’ find Hung moving on from his electronic explorations, venturing towards a punk-tinged, spiky, lo-fi sound. In a career-first, in addition to writing and producing, Hung also sings throughout the record.
‘Realisationship’ tracklist
1. Say What You Want
2. Elbow
3. No I Won’t
4. Private Commercial
5. Whispers
6. Shadow
7. Sugar Pops
8. Animal
9. Open Your Eyes
Pre-order ‘Realisationship’ here: http://smarturl.it/AH-REALISATIONSHIP
Hung has consistently carved out his own distinct path – as one half of Fuck Buttons he’s toured globally and headlined Glastonbury’s Park Stage, had two tracks featured in Danny Boyles Olympic opening ceremony and released three albums of thrilling, noisy electronic music. Outside of the duo, previous solo projects include his ‘Rave Cave’ EPs created using a Nintendo Game Boy, the soundtrack for cult indie film ‘The Greasy Strangler,’ plus co-writing and producing Beth Orton’s 2016 album, ‘Kidsticks‘.
In support of ‘Realisationship,’ Hung is hitting the road for his first solo UK headline tour in November – the dates are preceded by two warm up in-store shows.
Tour dates
10/09 – London – Rough Trade East (free in-store performance)
10/10 – Nottingham – Rough Trade (free in-store performance)
11/12 – Manchester – Soup Kitchen
11/13 – Glasgow – The Hug & Pint
11/14 – Leeds – Headrow House
11/16 – Birmingham – Hare & Hounds 2
11/17 – London – Oslo
11/18 – Brighton – The Joker
11/20 – Bristol – Exchange
Tickets are on sale now and available here.
