The Hics drop brand new single, ‘Caught In A Lie”
The Hics return with brand new single,
‘Caught In A Lie’
New EP coming soon on EMPIRE/THE FIENDS
“Slinky, sepulchral, after-hours nu-soul.” Sunday Times“A sort of R&B Promised Land…this band could be your new obsession” Time Out“The lush ambience is a cover for passionate yearning…superb” Guardian“The Hics occupy their own, fresh space” CLASH
The Hics have dropped their brand new single, ‘Caught In A Lie” – the first release off their upcoming EP due on EMPIRE/THE FIENDS in early 2022.
With an early run of sold-out shows, support across 6Music and Radio 1, plus widespread critical acclaim, The Hics were well on their way to building a world of their own; when – following 2014’s ‘All We Know’ – their own world suddenly stopped. A string of tragedies in succession led to a creative standstill, and The Hics stepped away from making music as a band.
As comebacks go, The Hics arrives from the most unlikely of places. Over on the other side of the world, hip-hop star Bas hears their music during a marathon Grand Theft Auto V session. After falling in love with their ‘Tangle EP’, Bas flies to London and asks the DIY London duo to collaborate. These sessions birthed “Ricochet” and “Matches” off Bas’s critically acclaimed album ‘Too High To Riot’. These records laid the groundwork for Rox and Sam to enter a new creative space as a duo as they toured the world with the Dreamville family as a supporting act on the Too High To Riot tour. As Rox and Sam explored and developed their musical passion, they developed a close bond with The Fiends, and with a creative team in place, the Hics as a duo were officially reborn.
The Hics have found their voice in the flourishing modern day London jazz and R&B scene, and along with the support of their newly invigorated and growing online fanbase, they’re poised to grow and share the new soundscape that they’ve been cultivating these last few years.
With the release of their new single, “Caught in a Lie,” the Hics make a powerful yet graceful reentry to the scene. The deeply personal track, self described as “not knowing what you’ve got til it’s gone,” is the lead song off their upcoming, as yet untitled, EP which delves further into this as well as themes of power, trust, fear and change. The EP, recorded during the depths of the global pandemic, positions the Hics as an emergent pair making its much anticipated return to the music space
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