George Maple Lines Up October Release For Debut LP 'Lover', Shares Video For Hero
Thursday, 21 September 2017
Written by Laura Johnson
George Maple has revealed the details of her debut album.
'Lover' will be released on October 27 through Virgin EMI. Check out the video for its lead single, Hero, below. Discussing it, the singer-songwriter and producer said:
“This video is an exploration of the strength that can be found in vulnerability. This song means so much to me and the process of this video was not only a cathartic experience but a huge turning point of acceptance.
I have lost a number of people very close to me in my life and my coping mechanism has been to bury the pain and sadness to "stay strong and positive" and never show weakness. I would often wonder why these intense bursts of emotion would overpower me particularly in intimate or stressful situations, why I would end up running away, self sabotaging or treating ones I loved as though they were the enemy. Turns out, like so many I was afraid of what it would feel like when the dust settled.
During the second half of the video you will view a scene where I am harnessed to a rope, trying to break free, paying homage to the extraordinary Pina Bausch.
Whilst performing I stepped back into many painful memories and let go the emotional residue. It was raw. I was genuinely struggling, there is no acting. Every time the harness would push into my ribs I would feel a sense of release. It was like movement therapy.”
'Lover':
To Be A Lover [Feat. Axel Morgan & Trevor Abbott
Sticks And Horses [Feat. GoldLink]
LA Stripclub
Roman Candy
I Like To Play With Him
Pain
Buried
Lover (Intro)
Lover
Harmonie Du Soir [Feat. Sophie Debaere]
Hold Me By My Waist
Desire [Feat. Alan Watts]
Everybody Here Wants You
Hero
Slow Dancing
Kryptonite
Where You End And I Begin [Feat. Grande Marshall]
Like You Used Too
Sweeter Than I [Feat. Qthemusic]
Will You
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