British singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock returns with his new single, “I Am This Thing,” available now via Tiny Ghost Records.
Hitchcock released the official music video for “I Am This Thing” to accompany the new track, the first off Hitchcock’s 25th solo studio album, “The Confuser,” to be released in July. “The Confuser” is Hitchcock’s first collection of all-new original songs in close to four years.
In his sixth decade as an artist, Hitchcock continues to philosophize, and “I Am This Thing” ponders questions like why are we here, how long are we here for, and “what was the point anyway?”
“If you go back through my songs, one of the things that I’ve always written about is the shock of existence,” Hitchcock said. “Oh God, I’m here… And eventually I won’t be.”
With “I Am This Thing,” Hitchcock asks, “Who knows where the soul goes? You can see the life going out of somebody when they pass on, but where it goes, nobody knows. But while you’re in it, you’re in it. So this song is just a celebration of that.”
Recorded at studios in Hitchcock’s longtime home base of Nashville USA by Brad Jones (Josh Rouse, Chuck Prophet, Jill Sobule) and Jordan Lehning (Kacey Musgraves, Rodney Crowell, Emma Swift), “The Confuser” features accompaniment from Music City session experts including electric guitarist Jeremy Fetzer (Steelism, Lambchop, Kesha), bass guitarist Todd Bolden, and drummer/percussionist Eric Slick (Dr. Dog, Adrian Belew, Taylor Swift).
Special guests include friends Gillian Welch (contributing vocals to “Ghost in Sunlight”) and Kimberley Rew (co-founder, with Hitchcock, of The Soft Boys), who lends additional guitar to “Breathless,” “How To Feel Alright,” “Ghost in Sunlight,” and “Growing From The Ruins.”
Pre-order ‘The Confuser’ here.
Check out ‘I Am This Thing’ here: