Scandinavian indie pop four-piece Hater are releasing their new album ‘Mosquito’ on Friday 6th March – an intriguing dream pop drama played out across eleven gripping instalments of self-examination.
From the album, the band shares their latest single “Angel Cupid” a gorgeously controlled diatribe against bland love songs when you’re locked out of that emotion yourself.
Caroline comments, “All the music I normally loved seemed without spirit. I was angry with love poems; I couldn’t stand listening to some of the really great love songs. I envisioned Angel Cupid as a weak little pink worm, completely and utterly rubbish at shooting arrows in my direction.”
On ‘Mosquito’, Malmo-based Hater sound rejuvenated – creating a mix between the raw indie-pop energy that they’ve become known for, and a more direct, polished songwriting. The band have refined their shoegaze roots into something sharper, more melodic, and deeply resonant. ‘Mosquito’ overflows with stories where mythical twists (vampires, Cupid, mosquitos) are underpinned by the sad-eyed yearning for true love. But this is not your typical gushing album about love the band are keen to point out.
“I don’t think we strove to write love songs really; I was surprised when we stood with a whole bunch of them.” Says Caroline.
She continues, “There’s no song about ‘smootchy smootchy love you to bits’ on Mosquito. More about having your heart scratched, butterflies in your stomach, feeling empty and heartbroken, the physical feeling and rollercoaster of being.”
‘Mosquito’ was recorded in the splendid isolation of AGM Studios in Vollsjö, Sweden, with long-time collaborator Joakim Lindberg at the controls and bassist Adam Agace returning to the fold. They completed the project at Lindberg’s famed Studio Sickan, with Caroline Landahl, Måns Leonartsson, Rasmus Andersson, and Adam Agace all contributing equally to a sound that morphs between punchy introspection and melancholy realisation.
“Hater embrace the sculpted noise of shoegaze with the warped hooks of 90s indie rock” Uncut
“Your next Scandinavian indie pop obsession.” Flood
HATER LIVE DATES
02 April: Plan B, Malmö, SE
02 May: Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow, UK
04 May: The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle, UK
05 May: The Library, Oxford, UK
06 May: Hare & Hounds, Birmingham, UK
07 May: Signature Brew Haggerston, London, UK
22 May: Oceanen, Gothenburg, SE
23 May: Kollektivet Livet, Stockholm, SE
