New Hope Club return with Getting Better and Girl Who Does Both: "Every inch of this project is us"
21.06.2022 - 13:40
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New Hope Club are back, and this time they're doing things on their own terms.
Since the success of their self-titled Top 5 album in 2020, Blake Richardson, Reece Bibby and George Smith have elevated their sound, finessed their song writing and found themselves recruiting a huge fanbase in Asia.
The group's rediscovered creative control is showcased with the first tracks released from their upcoming second project. Getting Better and Girl Who Does Both, released as a double A-side of sorts for the 2020s, are songs brimming with self-assurance and the confidence of musicians transitioned from teens to young men.
So, with such exciting times ahead for the lads, we caught up with Reece and George to find out just what the future holds.
Reece: It’s been a long time since we’re released something. It feels like we’ve been waiting forever. This feels like no other project we’ve ever worked on.
George: We’re a bit nervous, too. We can see people in Korea and Asia getting the music first and tweeting their reactions. We’ve had some great responses already, though, which is lovely. It’s nice to see they like it.
George: It’s crazy. It all happened over lockdown. We’ve always loved going over there as much as we can. It happened with [Danna Poala collaboration] Know Me Too Well. We’re so thankful for the support everyone’s shown us online while we haven’t been releasing music. It’s nice to see them discovering the older songs.
Reece: We’re going back there very soon, so we’ll get to see everybody properly, in person. We’ve got a few shows and are headlining a festival in Korea, we can’t wait to get back out there.
It’ll be the first time we’ve ever headlined a festival, which is so cool. Tom Misch is headlining the night before,