The Jungle Giants on Joy, Control and Saying What You Mean.
After years of hiding the most personal parts of his songs inside the production, Sam Hales made Experiencing Feelings of Joy by doing the opposite: writing more honestly, giving up some control and remembering that making music is supposed to be fun.
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VICTORYLAND, FINE AND WAISA PROJECT.
Victoryland turn bruised feelings into brilliantly crooked pop, Fine keeps pulling songwriting into stranger shapes, and Wasia Project expand piano-led intimacy into the widescreen world of Nocturne.
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