An Honest Mistake to release new album, ‘The Lonely Hearts Club’; hosting showcase on 30th March 2024 at Live Fact KL
Malaysian rock band, An Honest Mistake is set to release their brand new album, ‘The Lonely Hearts Club’ and to commemorate the occasion, the band will be hosting a showcase on 30th of March 2024 at Live Fact KL. An Honest Mistake will be performing the 13-track album in its entirety on this special day and joining them are dark-pop queen, Su San, R&B/post-hardcore rockers, Transitions, guitar virtuoso, LOGuitarist and dynamic duo Maruxa Lynd & Reckless Escapades. Also hopping on the show are featured artists LA singer-songwriter, MKLOVE, Jack from Bright Minder and Vinesh of Trophy Knives. Graphic designer Nat Yong aka thenatlehhh will also be setting up a shop selling emo-inspired art and merchandise.
The album will feature 13 tracks of hard-hitting, head-bopping, introspective tunes that were written during the pandemic and released throughout 2020 - 2023. Singles like, ‘I Don’t Give A Damn’, ‘All Over Again’, ‘Bad Dream’, ‘there won’t be another you’ and Anugerah Lagu Indie nominated track, ‘goodbye, goodnight ft. Vinesh of Trophy Knives’ will be performed live. Adding to the arsenal of songs is a brand new one featuring Amanda Love entitled, ‘I, Suffocate’ which tackles ideas of depression and struggle with self-worth.
According to the band, "What started off as an anti-Valentine's Day gig that didn't happen, has become a reality. It all started as we were coming out of the pandemic in 2022, we had a date and venue locked in but everything with live shows were up in the air so we decided to call it off. What happened a couple of months later was a 4-city tour (Penang, Ipoh, JB, Melaka) which we called The Lonely Hearts Club tour. Our friends jumped on board and off we went. It was refreshing to do back to back shows that way. It felt like a reintroduction of us to the scene again. It was considering we've adopted a slightly different and more mature sound now. Ambient guitars, straight forward lyrics and there's a bass solo too. The tour then ended with a huge one in KL in November 2022"
The band adds, “Fast forward to 2024, all these songs that were written throughout the pandemic are finally recorded and ready for the world to hear. These songs are a reflection of us going through the emotions and digging a little deeper into our souls. We've had time to sharpen ourselves and sharpen performing these new songs live. Our last big release was in 2018 so it has been awhile since we've put out an album. That being said, we're printing CDs and T-shirts. New merch! The pandemic for some was terrible but for us, it helped us grow as artists. We'll tell you more at the show.”
An Honest Mistake has been nothing short of impressive ever since its debut in 2008. The band headed up by organiser, lecturer and musician Darren Teh (rhythm guitar), may have seen quite several personnel changes since their inception, but their penchant for creating catchy earworms has remained the same it's evolved, maturing to create a multi-faceted sound that can range from summery pop tunes, to emotional ballads, and the odd pulse-pounding easycore song or two. Completing the line up are Tomas Tam (lead guitar), Sonny Wan (bass) and Eugene Gerard (drums).
Merchandise will be sold at the showcase so expect to go home with a CD and a T-shirt. Tickets are on sale right now with Pre-Sale tickets going for RM40 and Regular tickets at RM50 a pop at https://thelonelyheartsclublaunch.peatix.com. Live Fact KL is located at No 6-2 & M, Jalan PJU 5/21, The Strand Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
