HIPPIE TRIM announce their second studio album "What Consumes Me" for September 16th. Alongside this, there is a new single titled "Hooked On U".
The video for the new single "Hooked On You" can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAUt364O4XM
Mewes, also a composer of the band, explains the creation process of the new album:
"The writing process was very cohesive. The instrumental foundations were created in just under six months, and working on the songs particularly helped me process the events that had occurred. While some tracks clearly show they were created during good weeks, others reveal their origins in depressive and hopeless phases. They are undoubtedly a reflection of my emotions at that time."
Previously, the two tracks -Toothpaste - and - Pain Ball - were released as videos.
In September, they will share the stage with TURBOSTAAT, while an exclusive release show in Cologne follows in October:
24.09.2022 - Mönchengladbach, Sound of Suburbia (w/ TURBOSTAAT u.v.m.)
02.10.2022 - Cologne, Sonic Ballroom (w/ TRISTESSE)
HIPPIE TRIM burst onto the scene in 2019 with a loud bang: With only one single released at that time, the quintet sold out their first show weeks in advance, immediately followed the US post-punks DRUG CHURCH on their Germany dates, secured several notable playlist placements, and presented their debut album - CULT - in November of the same year, proving that hardness and melody do not have to exclude each other. With playful riffs alternately accompanied by rough yet dreamy vocals, the formation from the Rhine-Ruhr area impressed music critics, who predict a bright future for the band and identify the mix of hardcore, punk, dream-pop, emo, and grunge as unique in the local sound landscape.
In 2022, HIPPIE TRIM present themselves more confidently than ever and continue to expand their sound world with their second work. While the material was once again produced in Frankfurt, the band worked for mixing and mastering for the first time with Americans Jon Markson (DRUG CHURCH, SUCH GOLD, CAN'T SWIM) and Adam Cichocki (FREE THROW, LIKE PACIFIC).
