Keaton Henson has a new album on the way. The singer-songwriter's seventh studio album House Party is out on June 9 via Play It Again Sam.
The 12-track project allows Henson to explore an alternate reality. He hasn't pursued fame since his 2010 debut album Dear..., but on House Party, he tells the tale of a version of himself that did.
"I wanted to make an upbeat confident pop record about depression and being a performer, written from the viewpoint of an artist who has hollowed himself out over a long career in the name of success," he explained. "An alternate universe version of me, who is left empty and lonely from climbing to the top, but is still only able to express these feelings in the language of confident, performative pop songs."
House Party lead single "Envy," out now, sees his alternate self fall apart, lamenting the trappings of fame over folksy guitars and the steady thump of a bass drum.
"It's about getting to the place where you always wanted to be," said Henson, "and were convinced would make everything better, and realizing it hasn't worked, and the scary realization that no amount of money or successor fame will."
Watch the "Envy" music video below, where you'll also find the album's tracklisting.
House Party:
1. I'm Not There
2. Rain in My Favourite House
3. Envy
4. The Meeting Place
5. Two Bad Teeth
6. Stay
7. Late to You
8. Parking Lot
9. Holiday
10. The Mine
11. Hooray
12. Hide Those Feelings
The 12-track project allows Henson to explore an alternate reality. He hasn't pursued fame since his 2010 debut album Dear..., but on House Party, he tells the tale of a version of himself that did.
"I wanted to make an upbeat confident pop record about depression and being a performer, written from the viewpoint of an artist who has hollowed himself out over a long career in the name of success," he explained. "An alternate universe version of me, who is left empty and lonely from climbing to the top, but is still only able to express these feelings in the language of confident, performative pop songs."
House Party lead single "Envy," out now, sees his alternate self fall apart, lamenting the trappings of fame over folksy guitars and the steady thump of a bass drum.
"It's about getting to the place where you always wanted to be," said Henson, "and were convinced would make everything better, and realizing it hasn't worked, and the scary realization that no amount of money or successor fame will."
Watch the "Envy" music video below, where you'll also find the album's tracklisting.
House Party:
1. I'm Not There
2. Rain in My Favourite House
3. Envy
4. The Meeting Place
5. Two Bad Teeth
6. Stay
7. Late to You
8. Parking Lot
9. Holiday
10. The Mine
11. Hooray
12. Hide Those Feelings