
CuckooLander unveils new song "Mercury" ahead of an EP on Charli XCX's label
CuckooLander - aka Charli XCX collaborator/bandmate Holly Hardy - is back with super-sized tune "Mercury" from upcoming release EP_02.
The new short-player follows last October's self-titled EP (featuring Danielle Haim). "Mercury" sees CuckooLander's sound gallop towards the horizon, with to-the-rafters choruses and thumping percussion from start to finish.
"Contrary to my previous releases, EP_02 has an a more maximalist and anthemic nature," Hardy explains. "I think this is because each song soundtracks a defining point in my life where the theme of release has been particularly significant. 'Lone Pine Drive' is a tune to the afterlife, it’s a song I wrote to commemorate my uncle's life and deal with loss... [and 'Mercury' is] about the power of the mind. I took inspiration from ancient Alchemy which says 'for Mercury is the spirit, sulfur is the soul, and salt is the body' - Paracelsus."
CuckooLander is supporting Tom Grennan on his UK tour this month, playing London's Shepherd's Bush Empire on 20 March. Find out more.
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Loyle Carner
hopefully !

Yaya Bey
do it afraid

Haim
I quit
