Listen to Halsey’s emotive Nine Inch Nails-inspired new single, ‘Lonely Is The Muse’
nme.comHalsey has today shared an emotive new single called ‘Lonely Is The Muse’ – check it out below.Reminiscent of her work with Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, as well as Bring Me The Horizon, the track sees Halsey sing: “But I was built from special pieces that I learned how to unscrew / And I can always reassemble to fit perfectly for you / Or anybody that decides that I’m of use”.
Blending rock and pop-punk, the track sees Halsey exploring themes of self-worth and trying to fit in.The song was first previewed by Halsey during her headlining set at both Budapest’s Sziget Festival and Helsinki’s Flow Festival this summer.
The gigs came just days before Halsey also premiered a different new track earlier this week at her secret underplay show at KOKO in London.Check it out here: Halsey – who goes by she/them pronouns – had teased the intimate show just days in advance, sharing a tweet that read: “I’m in London, and I have a surprise planned for Wednesday.
Feeling reaaaaaal nostalgic about it”. The update also featured a link to a phone number which fans were able to text for updates.Taking to the venue for the first time since she was promoting her ‘Badlands’ album in 2015, Halsey has used the one-off gig to debut another brand new song called ‘Ego’.The song came shortly before Halsey wrapped up the set with renditions of ‘Experiment On Me’ and ‘Without Me’.
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