My new single Lapwings is out NOW! Available to listen on Spotify / Apple Music / your other preferred streaming services at https://ffm.to/hilangchildlapwings.
It’s felt like a long time coming for me and I’m so happy to finally be sharing new music with you. Lapwings is just the start. Many people who know me know that I’m a dweeby birdwatcher and this song celebrates the tranquility of being alone in remote places watching the birds, and more broadly it’s about just having a “thing” which brings you peace when you need to feel grounded, whatever that “thing” is for you (let me know!). It’s the first in a string of new releases from me; I spent a good while over the past couple of years re-assessing what I wanted from HC, re-discovering what I love about playing music, exploring other things and playing with other musicians and I kept coming back to that addictive feeling of just doing what you do because it’s fun and you’re doing it for the love, rather than being hung up on how it comes across to others, or what you’re trying to achieve. I feel like this song and the direction of the rest of the new songs I’ll be releasing over the coming months reflects that and I’m really excited to get it out.
Big love to everyone involved in creating this track with me: Will Bloomfield (co-producer), Rittipo (saxophone), Lucci Rossi (mix engineer), Studio Adfail (artwork), Willem Olenski (photography) and Joe Thorpe at Brighton Electric (studio engineer).
A huge thank you to PRS Foundation and Help Musicians for helping to fund what I’ve been working on. Can’t wait to share more; make sure you’re following on Spotify, socials and my mailing list to keep updated 🐧🌊 xx