Hello Cosmos drop new single "Grind into the Shrine"
Sporting a new-look line up, a long-awaited second studio album, its lead single, and a smattering of rare live shows too, the universe of Hello Cosmos is thriving right now.
With “Come Out Tonight slated for release this Autumn, the band’s ambitious sophomore album is confirmed to feature over a long list of collaborators, and takes influence from all corners of the globe with its studio recording sessions taking place in New York City, Los Angeles, Kampala, Leeds, Stockport and Manchester. Produced by Jamie Lockhert at Greenmount Studios in Leeds, who has produced all of their studio records to date, it arrives as Hello Cosmos’ first studio album proper in over 5 years, following their acclaimed debut “Dream Harder” in 2020. Of the upcoming record, frontman Ben Robinson teases:
“A lot of the upcoming record is about finding the strength to switch off digital screens and go out and live. It’s becoming more and more normalised to stay in, comatosed by ultraprocessed food and algorithms firing shallow dopamine hits, keeping us all hooked on a short wavelength, gradually becoming dumber, hopeless and unhealthy… We all need to wake each other up, get off the cool aid of digital apps, social media and algorithmic scrolling.”
“Come Out Tonight” is preceded by the upcoming single Grind Into The Shrine, an insurgent statement of searing post-punk and sneering lyricism that rails against the banality of imposed social structures.
“The single is about adulting, parenting and looking for those slim moments of paradise that take a lot of the daily grind to find. It’s about not letting the world get on top of you and finding the time to live, to get out of the house and celebrate life… Life can be so visceral if you get off your arse and go enjoy it. It’s literally there waiting for you. As with most my lyrics I’m telling myself this as much as anyone else” explains Robinson.
You can watch the video for Grind into the Shrine below:
As they prepare to embark on their latest journey with new music in tow, Hello Cosmos 2.0 have confirmed a shake-up of the core crew at the heart of their current guise. Alongside longstanding band leader and creative force Ben Robinson (co-founder of Kendal Calling & bluedot) and his brother Simon (drums), plus strings/synth maestro Angela Chan (Placebo / Lanterns on the Lake); the full-time cosmonauts driving the project into the future will now include bassist/percussionist Isaac Dobson (Dobbo) and guitarist Alex Beston of Vacant Weekend, sax/synth whizz Frankie Pigeon (Dilettante/BC Camplight), and harmonica player Oli Brown (of Herelduke, who also notably produced Hello Cosmos’ ‘Golden Dirt’ mixtape). Longtime fans of the collective will be reassured to hear the playing of guitarist Adrian Ingham (Deathretro) still features prominently on the record.
In homage to the scenes that have been so supportive and inspirational to them all, Hello Cosmos will be venturing out on a rare UK tour this Summer and Autumn. Taking-in various homecoming shows across Cumbria, Manchester, and Leeds, the band will also make a pilgrimage to Liverpool’s Penny Lane along the way. Special guests joining them for the Kendal show will also include Seven Seals. With more dates TBC across the Autumn, including further details of a Manchester homecoming show - the full list of dates so far can be found below.
While it may seem like aeons that the band have been away, behind the scenes Hello Cosmos have been fervently building their own studio, creative space & label: Cosmic Glue. With the fruits of their labours ripe and ready for revelation, new album “Come Out Tonight” is just the beginning. With two new records and a blissed-out “comedown album” also due for release in the imminent future, an intrepid new chapter for Hello Cosmos is upon us. Hold tight.
HELLO COSMOS - LIVE DATES
AUGUST
23 - Solfest (Main Stage), Cumbria
OCTOBER
10 - Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds
11 - Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal (w/ special guests Seven Seals)
13th Sept - YES Pink Room, Manchester
