Hachiku have today shared a new song ‘Murray’s Lullaby’, and announced a show in celebration of its launch on the 2nd of March at the John Curtin Hotel, Melbourne. See below!
Hachiku is the brainchild of 23 year old German songwriter and producer Anika Ostendorf, who records her home-made dream pop from whichever bedroom she is currently inhabiting.
Since the release of Hachiku’s self-titled debut EP in 2017, Ostendorf found a home and 4 piece band in Melbourne. In February Hachiku will open for Aldous Harding in Melbourne and join Jen Cloher on her UK and European tour. Full dates below.
‘Murray’s Lullaby’ was written and recorded in regional Queensland while Ostendorf was completing 3 months of farm work – a requirement for her Australian visa. While it was a busy creative time, it was a difficult one personally.“The song deals with the isolation of a long-distance relationship”, Ostendorf explains, “longing to be close to that person while living in the fear that you’ll forget the memories you made together.”
‘Murray’s Lullaby’ marks the first time Ostendorf has collaborated with a mix engineer, enlisting the talents of Tim Shiel. She describes the experience as “the perfect collaboration. Tim made some bold choices that brought something new to the mix and made the song the best it could be.”
Stream / purchase ‘Murray’s Lullaby’: https://hachiku.lnk.to/murrayslullaby
Hachiku Tour Dates 2018
‘Murray’s Lullaby’ single launch show
Friday, 2 March: Melbourne – John Curtin Hotel
Support from Ocean Party & June Jones
Tix On Sale johncurtinhotel.com
Jen Cloher – European Tour Support Dates 2018
Sunday, 11 February: Rotterdam – Rotown – tix
Tuesday, 13 February: London – Tufnell Dome – tix
Wednesday, 14 February: Manchester – Deaf Institute – tix
Thursday, 15 February: Glasgow – Broadcast – tix
Friday, 16 February: Birmingham – The Hare and Hound – tix
Saturday, 17 February: Brighton – Patterns – tix
Tuesday, 20 February: Haldern – Pop Bar (donation)
Wednesday, 21 February: Hamburg – Nochtwache – tix
Thursday, 22 February: Berlin – Musik & Friden – tix
