{"id":98192,"date":"2025-02-20T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T10:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=98192"},"modified":"2025-02-23T20:13:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T20:13:14","slug":"h_ngm_n-reach-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/h_ngm_n-reach-out\/","title":{"rendered":"H_ngm_n &#8216;Reach Out&#8217; on New Single"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brighton emo-punk duo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hngmnuk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>H_ngm_n<\/strong><\/a> (pronounced Hangman) have returned with their first new music since 2020. Titled\u00a0<em>&#8216;Reach Out&#8217;<\/em>, it sees Chris Childs and James Martin re-emerge with an emotive and driving number.<\/p>\n<p>Recorded with Daly George (Creeper, Boston Manor, Burnt Tapes, Darko) at The Ranch in Southampton, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/tag\/h_ngm_n\/\">H_ngm_n<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>say the track is about the <em>&#8220;feeling of drowning, and burying feelings down until they overflow&#8221;<\/em>. Its video captures this feeling and sees Childs and Martin stranded out at sea, dealing with ongoing issues until they finally wash up on dry land.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on their return and\u00a0<em>&#8216;Reach Out&#8217;<\/em>, guitarist\/vocalist Chris Childs shared;\u00a0<em>\u201cWe\u2019ve been quietly working on new music over the past 5 years, chipping away in the background, but we\u2019re really excited to finally have something new to share. &#8216;Reach Out&#8217; felt like the obvious song to kickstart our campaign as it\u2019s short &amp; snappy, yet brimming with raw energy and emotion. We\u2019ve played it live a few times now and it\u2019s always super fun, and feels like it encapsulates what we\u2019re about in a 3-minute burst. It always feels scary to actually finish something, but we\u2019ve put a lot of time into this song and we definitely feel like it\u2019s worth the wait.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The release of\u00a0<em>&#8216;Reach Out&#8217;<\/em> is the first preview of\u00a0<strong>H_ngm_n<\/strong>&#8216;s upcoming debut album, due for release this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Before then, they have a handful of live dates lined up.<\/p>\n<p>March<br \/>\n1st\u00a0Daltons, Brighton &#8211; Friendsfest<br \/>\n28th Dust, Brighton &#8211; supporting Bones Ate Arfa<br \/>\nApril<br \/>\n18th Heartbreakers, Southampton<br \/>\n19th Exchange Basement, Bristol<br \/>\n30th Patterns, Brighton &#8211; supporting Michael Cera Palin<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"H_ngm_n - Reach Out [Official Music Video]\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N-1jY49cwhw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Brighton emo duo make a bittersweet return after five years away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98193,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17559],"tags":[4088],"class_list":["post-98192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-h_ngm_n"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>H_ngm_n &#039;Reach Out&#039; 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