For his latest album Halve, Peter Michel (aka Hibou) returned to the self-recording route where he got his start. The result is a new LP that shimmers with synths and Michel’s melancholy lyrics of self-discovery.
For today’s Song of the Day, he told KEXP in an exclusive interview, “In ‘Inside Illumination,’ I call on my mentality to remember the infliction that is a direct result of habitual ambivalence. In my life, I have been constantly looking for evidence of who I am, and as a result, a large part of my identity now revolves around the very fear that I will never find myself.“
He continues, “When I wrote the main hook for the song, it ended up being stuck in my head all week, which is a very rare thing to happen to me with my own melodies. I think it’s a really graspable song that will hopefully be quick to stick with people, and I like that it thematically sets the tone and energy for the album in a different way than the ‘Intro.’”
Halve will be released July 26th via Barsuk Records.
