Hazel English indie-pop sensation announces new 2 X EP 'Just give in / Never Going home'

• "breezy, comforting, and sun-kissed” Stereogum
• "charming, effected vocals and shimmering, dream pop instrumentals” Noisey
• "sparkling indie-pop" Wonderland Magazine
• "Leaving a world of monotony behind, English's incandescent melodies offer a revitalizing escape to a happier state” The Line of Best Fit
• "dreamily transportive” Gorilla vs Bear
• "bittersweet magic” DIY

Following a hugely successful 2016, which saw her play to sold out crowds in the UK, North America and Australia, 26 year old indie sensation Hazel English has announced a new 2 X EP titled Just Give In / Never Going Home on Marathon Artists, compiling her debut EP alongside six new tracks to make her first full LP-length release. Never Going Home received critical acclaim from Stereogum, Wonderland, The Line of Best Fit, Noisey, Gorilla vs Bear and DIY as well as BBC Radio 1 tastemakers Annie Mac and Huw Stephens. The limited vinyl run of Never Going Home sold out almost immediately, with its streams eclipsing the 7,000,000 mark and still counting.

Coinciding with the announcement of Just Give In / Never Going Home, Hazel English just revealed the sunkissed, shimmering accompanying visuals for its lead single 'Fix'. Shot in the backstreets, parks and overpasses of Echo Park and Silver Lake, LA, by Austin Kearns, the video is influenced by cult films Beyond Mountains, More Mountains and The Virgin Suicides, and perfectly captures that feeling of butterflies in the stomach.

The Oakland, San Francisco-based artist makes amazingly infectious dream-pop that’s bound to affect people. Her candid songwriting – whether documenting the experience of leaving home or living with anxiety – draws people in. “It’s really cool to hear when people say, ‘This song really helped me this week,’” she confesses. Although writing personal lyrics can play a primary, self-facing purpose (“it’s cathartic”), nothing tops the realisation that someone else feels the same way. “Something I made had an impact on somebody else – that blows my mind. Actually having a conversation with someone who loves my music, that means a lot to me. Suddenly it’s not just a number, it’s a physical person standing in front of me that’s getting something out of this.”

There’s no guessing which direction future material will strive towards, but virtually nothing seems off limits. In turn, this double EP doesn’t just serve to document Hazel’s more-than-promising first steps – it suggests that whatever’s next round the corner will be the making of a star.

See Hazel English at the following live dates:

• 15 May Privatclub, Berlin
• 16 May Nochtwache, Hamburg
• 17 May Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
• 20 May The Great Escape Festival, Brighton
• 21 May Hare and Hounds, Birmingham
• 22 May The Castle Hotel, Manchester
• 24 May The Lexington, London
• 25 May The Louisiana, Bristol
• 27 May London Calling Festival, Amsterdam

Hazel English - Just Give In / Never Going Home - out 12/05/17 via Marathon Artists

1. Other Lives
2. Fix
3. Birthday
4. Love Is Dead
5. More Like You
6. Never Going Home
7. Make It Better
8. Control
9. It's Not Real
10. I'm Fine
11. That Thing [Bonus Track]