London-based avant-garde musician, Julie Hicklin, recently released ‘Dog Solitude,’ the debut track off of her upcoming EP. Deeply inspired by the soundtracks of French and Scandinavian film noir, ‘Dog Solitude’ is the perfect example of what we absolutely love at Indie Top 39 – genre-bending, experimental tunes that are simply impossible to place in a box! The ethereal and atmospheric soundscape serves as the perfect backdrop for the whispery, soul-stirring, and poignant vocals of Hicklin. Working with multi-award-winning engineer and producer Goetz Botzenhardt (Faithless, Dido, Paloma Faith,) ‘Dog Solitude’ tells an all-too-familiar tale of loneliness and yearning. Of the cruelness of unrequited love and the emotions that go along with it. Julie is no stranger to the music industry, having been in various bands throughout the years. But with her brand new solo project, she plans to transform her sound in a new and exciting direction. We’re all for it!
Haunting, ethereal, atmospheric, captivating… ‘Dog Solitude’ is a truly beautiful and cinematic tune.
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What does the song mean to you?
‘Dog Solitude’ tells of yearning, longing, sadness, the cruelty and anguish of unrequited love, imagining, impossibility of love, sensual need, unfulfillment, melancholia.
What are your favourite lyrics in the song?
“He won’t hear her cry La La La La La La” depicts a physical release during intimate moments that she yearns to share with him, her body aches for his.
Which Netflix series or movie would you like your music to be featured in?
The Balmain series Fracture or the outro of an episode of The Handmaid’s Tale.
What would your life be like without music?
Like a day without a night or a heart without a beat. That’s how I’d feel without music in my life. It’s intrinsic to my existence.
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