Inspired by a range of artists from Bon Iver to Bombay Bicycle Club, Lawson Hull first gained attention when his song “Paint” gained millions of Spotify streams. In 2020, he signed to Nettwerk and released his acclaimed debut EP, Dreaming Is Easy –six tracks rooted in folk and dream-pop melodies.
With intimate poetic flair, Hull delivers a clever and beautiful new single on “Strange”. Building from an acoustic guitar musing into a patiently solid groove, Hull intimately vocalizes with his calming vibrato. An artist with a penchant for clever and hooky songs, Hull wraps us in musical jubilation once again.
Lawson elaborates on “Strange,” saying: “The song came from the blur of songs written during COVID. Sometimes I wonder if the COVID songs will ever end. They’re like breakup songs from relationships from forever ago. ‘Strange’ is still eerily relevant and gets more so all the time.
During the height of the pandemic, I remember thinking this is as good a time as any to reinvent myself, do something else with my life, maybe take up new hobbies. Everyone was kind of neutralized and put on the same level in some ways. But by the time the world started opening up again, I felt like I wasn’t ready to be the “new” me I was supposedly going to become. I hadn’t done anything out of the ordinary yet. What if I get out there and everything falls apart?”
