Hatchie - Giving The World Away

Released 22nd April 2022.

The second album fromHatchie,Giving The World Awayis the truest introduction tothe songwriter at the helm of theproject,HarriettePilbeam. Although her sound arrived fully-formed, a dazzling dream-pop and shoegaze tangle, its here that she distills thecore of herself into a record.

There's more to me than just writing songs about being in love or being heartbroken -- there's a bigger picture than that,Pilbeam explains.This album really just feels like the beginning to me, and scratching the surface and even though its my third release as Hatchie, I feel like Imrebooting from scratch.

For Pilbeam, that bigger picture explored here includes confronting her anxieties after decades of compartmentalisation; realisingher own self-confidence and self-esteem; taking control of her own narrative, and her place in both her professional and personal life. OnGiving the WorldAway,she held herself to higher standard