From darkness and loss hangovers were left behind for folktronica duo Hangover Square for peace, sobriety and time to rewire. The new single 'Softest of Silks', is due for release 28th January 2024.

In the last year the duo became sober and bounced back from two close friends suicides and Victoria’s own depression. Confronted with so much existential angst. Last year became a springboard for change going back to their roots of electronica and acoustic sounds.

"We're doing what we love best, creating sad, romantic, cinematic music. The electronics are an integral part of the band both on the recordings and live. Not to replace musicians but to be a musician in their own right"

Expect the feel of a Wim Wenders film with Bjork popping up to provide musical interludes.

This is the first single from Hangover Square's second album Rewire. A song about having empathy with those who are really struggling.

They host gigs in venues as diverse as a graveyards, gothic churches and cinemas. This is two people sounding like a 40 piece ensemble. Reach out and listen with us whilst we take you on a journey to Hangover Square.

Two years in the making the second album ‘Rewire’ follows on from the success of ‘Painting With An Open Heart’. Due for release 28th April 2024.

Rewire

Softest Of Silks Radio Edit

Soul-stirring Americana, a cinematic take on folk-blues that is a balm for the broken hearted and a swoon-inspiring delight for the lovers.

From darkness and loss,  hangovers were left behind for the peace of sobriety for duo Victoria Bourne and Chris Harper. In the last year the duo became sober and bounced back from two close friends suicides and Victoria’s own depression. Confronted with so much existential angst. Last year became a springboard for change going back to their roots of electronica and acoustic sounds.

“We’re doing what we love best, creating sad, romantic, cinematic music”

The electronics are an integral part of the band both on the recordings and live. Not to replace musicians but to be a musician in their own right. 

They host gigs in venues as diverse as a graveyards, gothic churches and cinemas. This is two people sounding like a 40 piece ensemble.

Reach out and listen with us whilst we take you on a journey to Hangover Square. 

They are two highly experienced professional musicians who have been played widely across the radio including having been playlisted on BBC Radio 2, they have toured extensively across the UK and in Europe.

“It’s an album that meshes electronica and acoustic instruments seamlessly, creating an intricate soundscape for Bourne’s expressive vocals”
– Louder Than War

“I’m very excited to have discovered Hangover Square’s music. Their second album is a triumph of the personal and the experimental, delivering a journey in which one can easily become lost. The mix of Americana and electronica on display is simply stunning” 
– York Calling

'Absolutely stunning, I’ve played them numerous times over and over again’ -- Rick Stuart Roots and Fusion

“…this is hugely accomplished…an impressive calling card…a hangover most definitely worth nursing…” Folk Radio