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True To Your Own Spirit

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Portland's The Hugs are back w/ their 7th full-length studio album. 3 years in the make and writing: True To Your Own Spirit w/ 13 new songs ranging in styles, genres and new sonic territory and soundscapes from The Hugs. An album w/ a nod to the British 90's culture of bubblegum pop guitars and crafty witty lyrics.

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Portland's The Hugs are back w/ their 7th full-length studio album. 3 years in the make and writing: True To Your Own Spirit w/ 13 new songs ranging in styles, genres and new sonic territory and soundscapes from The Hugs. An album w/ a nod to the British 90's culture of bubblegum pop guitars and crafty witty lyrics.

"TRUE TO YOUR OWN SPIRIT" is as diverse and unique and catchy as indie guitar-pop gets these days" - releases June 2nd, 2022

Mixing by Sonny Diperri (Street Preacher) and Gordon Raphael (Singing Out My Window + In The Dead Black Night + Witness)

pre-order today - releases 6/3/2022 - www.TheHugsPortland.com credits released June 3, 2022

"TRUE TO YOUR OWN SPIRIT" - June 3rd, 2022 // Album credits:

Produced by Danny Delegato and The Hugs in Portland, OR. Recorded in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. (September 2020- March 2021)

Tracks 1,2, 13 Mixed by Gordon Raphael (Hebden Bridge, England) Tracks 3,4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 Mixed by Danny Delegato (Gearhart, Oregon) Track 10 Mixed by Sonny Diperri (Los Angeles, CA) Track 10 + 7 Produced by BACEO DARKER (PORTLAND, OR) Track 10 Mixed By Robb Westlund (PORTLAND, OR)

Mastered by Frida Johansson (Gothenburg, Sweden) Artwork Layout By Sean Allen at Ivity Studios

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    Singing Out My Window 4:40
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    In The Dead Black Night 3:22
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    Wake Up And Stand In Your Power 3:32
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    Sad Slow Song 2:35
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    Tomorrow's Open Door 3:32
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    Great Bolongo Beat 3:46
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    Sad Place 4:11
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    Not Gonna Tell Me Who I Am 2:42
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    Don't Know Where I'm Going 3:10
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    Street Preacher 6:40
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    Ne Me Sauve Pas 5:07
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    Beautiful Rich 3:40
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    Witness 3:24
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N E W S 

NEW Album due in Summer 2023 + P.N.W. SHOWS! 

Ahoy Fans! WE have decided to make a news feed for everyone to stay in the loop!

We’ve been hibernating, writing new songs, and recording a new full-length album!

Since last October 2022 we have been dreaming away into a new indie electronic sound-scape while it rains here in Portland, OR. ARTIST STATEMENT: 

 

"The Hugs have been locked away in bedrooms singing into fancy microphones….We've been finding inspiration at our home studios and having endless hours to create and experiment w/ new sonic territories and sounds! 

"We have been experimenting w/ beats, samples, lo-fi Garageband effects, synths, loops, MPC's and programming electronic dance music w/ anthemic vocal hooks.   Really any instrument or sound we could get our hands on!  “we would try anything!” With a defined goal of making the entire album a new adventure of sounds and a fresh outlook on indie electro pop with a sing along vocal. We are very excited to release this next 11 song journey in late Summer of 2023! "

The first shows of 2023 and our written, recorded, untitled and unfazed 8th studio album are HERE

 

Join us, as we debut these new songs live in spring/summer #2023 

You look after you and we’ll sort the rest out… Check back here for more album updates/release announcements!

- The Hugs

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