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MAN-MADE SUNSHINE
releases debut EP
MAN-MADE SUNSHINE

+ Lead track
‘BIG’

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Following the release of debut single ‘Life’s Gonna Kill You (If You Let It)’, Man-Made Sunshine has today released his first self-titled EP via RCA Records / Sony Music Entertainment Australia.

Man-Made Sunshine is the side project from Conor Mason (Nothing But Thieves), which was developed during lockdown, with Conor channelling his own self-discovery into a very personal musical project that blends elements of alt-indie, psych-pop and electronica into an experimental fresh new sound.

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The debut EP MAN-MADE SUNSHINE is a deep body of work that is honest and expressive, touching on sensitive and important subject matters, such as loss (‘Rosebud’, ‘Big’), growth (‘Brain In A Jar’) and acceptance (‘Little Bird’, ‘Life’s Gonna Kill You (If You Let It)’), with a pivotal conversation around mental health.

The EP includes the lead track ‘Big’, which delicately conveys Conor’s relationship with his father and their survival through the difficult role reversal of father and son. The accompanying video directed by Sonder (Royal Blood, Arlo Parks, Gang of Youths) and features Conor himself alongside intimate moments between real fathers and sons.

Conor says; “‘Big’ is about my relationship with my father. About him going through a horrendous time after our family split and attempting to take his life and me (being a lot younger) having to grow up overnight and adjust my role quickly to be there for him ‘am I Big to you now’. I felt a burning empathy and saw a reflection to myself; my mistakes/my flaws were similar but also my naivety and sensitivity was similar; ‘I remember your innocent heart, same that beats in me, ain’t complete in me’. I found myself without really thinking about it ‘stepping up to the plate’.”

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