HATCHIE

releases new single

‘SUGAR & SPICE’

ANNOUNCES EP SUGAR & SPICE OUT FRIDAY 25 MAY
+ FIRST HEADLINE AUSTRALIAN TOUR

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‘There is an ease to her music; the three singles she’s released so far waft like a balmy breeze. Her newest release, ‘Sugar & Spice’ serves up a sweet take on the inevitable rough patches in relationships’ – Pitchfork

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Following her breakthrough debut singles ‘Try’ and ‘Sure’, Brisbane artist-on-the-rise Hatchie and Ivy League Records are thrilled to announce the artist’s highly-anticipated debut EP Sugar & Spice will be released on Friday 25 May. To celebrate the news, Hatchie has unveiled the new single & title track, ‘Sugar & Spice’ (premiered on triple j’s Good Nights, followed by a play on KCRW), and video (premiered via Stereogum), whilst also announcing her first Australian headline tour, which will take place in July. The run will see the artist play at the Worker’s Club (Melbourne) on Thursday July 12, Oxford Art Factory Gallery (Sydney) on Friday July 13, before finishing in her hometown of Brisbane on Sat July 14 at Black Bear Lodge.

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Speaking of the EP, Harriette Pilbeam – the artist behind Hatchie – says:

“After writing music that never felt cohesive or special enough to warrant its own venture, ‘Try’ marked a shift in my writing style I wasn’t expecting. I wrote it in early 2015, followed quickly by ‘Sleep’ and ‘Sugar & Spice’. They were written more for myself than for a specific project, in an effort to explore feelings of vulnerability and ecstasy I had previously suppressed. I wanted these songs to sound lush, sparkly, and recreate euphoric feelings I experienced falling in love for the first time. I reworked my demos with Joe Agius, whose production and writing additions achieved the perfect sound I was searching for, giving me confidence to start taking the songs more seriously and continue writing.

“The songs on Sugar & Spice were all written without much thought or pressure from myself or anyone else, allowing me to lay my feelings out like I’ve never done before. Joe & producer John Castle helped shape the sound you can hear in each track, bringing life to each song in its own special way.”

The release comes hot off the back of a remarkable nine months for the artist. Hatchie made a splash last year with the song ’Try’, which NPR called ‘hazy and misty, but with pop-rooted forward momentum’. After signing to Ivy League Records for Australia/New Zealand, she followed it up with ’Sure’, which Pitchfork named in their best songs of Q1 2018, and The FADER described as ‘transfixing and genuinely catchy – like, turn-of-the-century radio pop catchy’. She then inked deals with Heavenly Recordings for UK/Europe and Double Double Whammy/Polyvinyl for North America, and the international demand has led to an impressive run of shows abroad, including showcases at SXSW and an upcoming UK tour featuring an appearance at The Great Escape.

Locally, Hatchie has supported the likes of Ball Park Music & Temper Trap, played Falls Festival, Laneway Festival (triple j unearthed winner) and looking ahead, will support DMA’s on their national run of shows in June. July will see a Hatchie embark on her own much-awaited headline tour.

Hatchie is the world of Harriette Pilbeam. To hear her music is to step inside her mind; a dreamy landscape where cascading synths, jangling guitars, propulsive rhythms and white noise undulate beneath undeniable and irresistible pop melodies. Rather than focusing on the external world of her daily life in Brisbane, Pilbeam instead turns her gaze inwards, making a soundtrack out of her daydreams, setting her emotional life to song.

Having played in her friends’ bands in Brisbane, Hatchie is Pilbeam’s first foray into solo territory, something she seems undaunted by. “I feel like I’m only just beginning to really assert myself in the world and the Hatchie project has forced me to reassess and make so many positive changes,” she says. “When I look back on this period of time, I think I’ll see Hatchie as a huge evolutionary force in my life.”

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HATCHIE
SUGAR & SPICE
EP TOUR
AUSTRALIA
JULY 2018

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Thursday 12 July
Worker’s Club | Melbourne, VIC
oztix.com.au | Ph: 1300 762 545

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Friday 13 July
Oxford Art Factory Gallery | Sydney, NSW
moshtix.com.au | Ph: 1300 438 849

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Saturday 14 July
Black Bear Lodge | Brisbane, QLD
oztix.com.au | Ph: 1300 762 545

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HATCHIE
ALSO APPEARING WITH

DMA’S ‘FOR NOW’
TOUR

AUSTRALIA
JUNE 2018

Fri Jun 1 | The Tivoli | Brisbane, QLD
Sat Jun 2 | Thebarton Theatre | Adelaide, SA
Sun Jun 3 | Metropolis | Fremantle WA
Fri Jun 8 | Forum Theatre | Melbourne, VIC
Sat Jun 9 | Forum Theatre | Melbourne, VIC | SOLD OUT!
Sun Jun 10 | Enmore Theatre | Sydney, NSW | SOLD OUT!
Mon Jun 11 | Enmore Theatre | Sydney, NSW

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HATCHIE
INTERNATIONAL TOUR DATES
MAY 2018

Sat May 5 | Live At Leeds | Leeds, UK
Sat May 5 – Sun May 6 | Liverpool Sound City | Liverpool, UK
Sun May 6 | Sounds of the Other City | Salford, UK
Mon May 7 | Hare & Hounds | Birmingham, UK *
Tue May 8 | The Hug & Pint | Glasgow, UK *
Thu May 10 | Shacklewell Arms | London, UK
Wed May 16 | The Social | London, UK
Thu May 17 – Sat May 19 | The Great Escape | Brighton, UK
Tue May 22 | Sebright Arms | London, UK

* w/ Anna Burch

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Sugar & Spice 

tracklist:

1. Sure
2. Sleep
3. Sugar & Spice
4. Try
5. Bad Guy

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Sugar & Spice EP

Hatchie

Out Friday 25 May through Ivy League Records

Pre-order available here

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