Description
LABEL: Young
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 9/9/2022
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 2022
VARIANT: Black Vinyl LP
Hideous Bastard, the debut album from Oliver Sim—best known for his work as songwriter, bassist, and vocalist of The xx—is set for release on September 9th via Young. Produced by bandmate Jamie xx, Hideous Bastard is the culmination of two years of writing and recording, inspired by Sim’s love of horror movies and his own life experience, unpacking themes of shame, fear, and masculinity. These themes are front and centre on new single “Hideous”. Enlisting the help of lifelong hero and “guardian angel”Jimmy Somerville on guest vocals, the single sets the scene for the forthcoming album and sees Sim speaking publicly for the first time that he’s been living with HIV since the age of seventeen.