WH Lung – humming synth-pop trio from Manchester - a podcast by Richard and Tobin: Self confessed music addicts
from 2019-04-13T22:00
Would you please help us improve the show by voting for your favourite track from this episode?You Found MeDon't Marry Too SoonThe Thing About ThingsSecond Death of My FaceI Am Not AfraidThem ChangesHummingbirdVote now! TweetPinShare WH Lung bring us some cracking slightly retro but forward looking dynamic synth-pop. Visionary in itself, the track Second Death of My Face is a truly beautiful piece of music. And there's more. A double LP has just been released on vinyl and you can get it here. We've got plenty more besides too, Willy Tea Taylor leaves his impressions upon first time listener Tobin. Listen on the get his full reaction. Hey, and while you're here we'd like to tell you about some exclusive content we've got coming up. To get to this extra bonus content you need to be on our mailing list otherwise it won't get to you. Show your loyalty to the show by signing up and you'll receive this exclusive show content not available anywhere else. Oh, and you'll receive a discount code too that you can use in our merchandise store! If you have anymore free time left please consider supporting our work. Track Listing You Found Me Willy Tea TaylorDon't Marry Too Soon Little Miss CornshucksThe Thing About Things Amanda PalmerSecond Death of My Face WH LungI Am Not Afraid Charley CrockettThem Changes ThundercatHummingbird Willy Tea Taylor WH Lung's debut LP Incidental Music is out now. WH Lung and the debut LP Humming synth-pop meets insistent, driving rhythms from this "little known about" Manchester trio. Debut album is out now and what a journey it has been to get there. WH Lung's rise to fame can only be described as unconventional. They decided early on that they were not a live act, instead preferring a studio-based project. However, after the release of their debut 10" release in 2017 the tis offers started to flood in despite them not even being able to fill a 30 minute set. When we recorded ‘Inspiration!’ none of us had a clue about synths or drum machines Band member Tom S recalls "When we confirmed these performances we didn’t even have enough songs to fill a half an hour set. The transition was exciting because we had to start from scratch. We had to write the songs, find people to play in the live band and put a decent set together in about three months." Despite these sporadic pin-sharp live performances WH Lung have stayed remarkably true to their initial concept. They are still mainly studio-based, enjoying a couple of live acts here and there. They have allowed a good 2 years since the initial buzz for this LP to gestate. Resisting the temptation to knee jerk a release was well thought out. Incidental Music is a crisp and considered production as a result. I thought it was funny juxtaposing those kind of austere associations with W. H. Auden and other initialed poets, writers, artists, etc. with the fact that it’s really just a Chinese supermarket.Band member Tom P Record Store Day 2019
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