hoping hoping studio album american recording artist released september independent label joint venture distributor thirty tigers follow hunt album follows period label conflict mainstream obscurity hunt recording sessions album took place primarily los_angeles hunt applied minimalist recording approach worked backing band comprising drummer keyboardist written produced hunt hoping expands previous work blend rock music forms hunt sought achieve musical aesthetic incorporated rough rhythms rock dynamics studio effects inspired hunt experience los_angeles onset recession album subject matter deals issues contemporary society modern life music writers noted album predominantly rock style incorporation funk soul eccentric songs varying musical structure hunt eclectic vocal range release hoping received rave reviews music critics praised musical direction hunt performance songwriting received backlash hunt fanbase stylistic departure past work album produced single eyes like performed music charts reaching number hunt promoted hoping national tour spanned september october featured session band members background hunt released second album critical success little commercial notice despite costly marketing campaign label corporate restructuring capitol parent label emi contract taken emi label hunt subsequently went work project entitled popular characterized edgy funk kind rock record hunt approached album aggressive rock inspired direction music conventional previous albums album completion hunt decided relocate native atlanta georgia los_angeles california order advance career music industry pursue relationship woman scheduled january release popular promoted months concert performances hunt press coverage release promotional copies including song popular machine advance cds media radio people weeks scheduled release album shelved hunt experiencing differences subsequently parted ways felt album profitable release hunt release popular project costs emi obtaining rights album master recordings according emi requested twice original costs opinion money promoting popular strategically spent label hunt discussed situation interview creative saying opted sell price afford got sure come necessary profitable decision relocate los_angeles later relationship better career career hold hunt continued recording new songs demos posting myspace page popular gained exposure listeners online music sharing released compilation album use case emergency free download website featured previously unreleased material recorded hunt prior popular continued touring worked autobiographical book short stories entitled studied classical piano hunt took photography girlfriend purchased camera started streets los_angeles photographed subjects street corners discarded objects including furniture numerous found abandoned streets interview popmatters explained people inspired sad imagine kind welcoming chance talk hear bit story idea trying happen prepared truth situation photography stimulated creatively reading book kill relating themes artistic frustration interview hunt discussed working independent artist stating creatively certainly rest fun wanted happy medium system recording marketing distribution think important product want bring market record industry trying artist industry realize importance system realize lot missing basically dying said intends recording album time tour don know recording production hunt began working tracks follow project songs sessions moving targets eyes like included hoping setting label hunt began new process hoping writing recording songs months interview chicago_tribune said expectations album recording wasn sure wind love bach cello love punk music love old blues negro spiritual need love simplicity bite connects music cello muddy voice wanted simple music bite lay lyrical hunt played instruments including guitar keyboards drums bass synthesizer electronic drum finished writing recording demos hunt began album primary recording sessions los_angeles hoping hunt pursued harder edge aesthetic featured previous work wanted explore self described guitar sound inspired work album hunt attempted sound past encountered management discussed direction album interview stating wasn necessarily punk music trying capture cello nasty beautiful sound people talk distortion guitar hear thing cello hunt wanted advantage newfound feeling artistic freedom lack concern hunt approached recording sessions differently previous records guiding personnel demos album allowed members backing band parts songs hunt recorded drummer engineer keyboardist programmer price auditioned hollywood previously toured hunt rehearsed price approximately weeks recording final tracks order adjust rock based dynamics including different set chord changes faster time wanted songs price adept playing loose tight drumming styles certain songs hunt band inspired recording artists said brought kind intelligence bold didn shit like attitude feeling right feel like finally shed music grew subsequently recorded basic tracks hunt approached create backing tracks hoping later mixed hunt cited minimalist recording process hands approach far album calling approach musically adept unique people describe futuristic music lyrics expanding previous work blend rock music forms hoping incorporates hard rock lively funk sparse ballads elements soul punk rock progressive rock music loose feel guitar low fidelity production hunt previous albums album songs primarily guitar based contain rhythms loose guitar riffs funk studio effects including use musical structures characterized eccentric arrangements shifting melodies rhythms vary intervals songs feature tense aggressive sonic influences derived 1960s psychedelic music 1970s rock music jim_farber new_york_daily_news notes prevalence rock music album describes music notion soul rock lots songs melodic structures 70s tempered 80s red hot characterizes album music amalgamation prince psychedelic funk rock soul hunt falsetto vocals album feature silky style sings variety musical modes songs hunt songwriting album characterized lyrics multi layered storylines social commentary perspective poetic subtlety thematic songs album unified theme tension modern life songs explore topics issues contemporary society culture including identity politics mass consumption accompanied sense hope hunt lyrics hunt explains album loose concept songs unified subject matter concerning issues society says lyrical sentiments album fits personality matter going going answer honestly smile cliché feel like situation needs laugh creative notes david_bowie references points hunt songwriting writes hoping explores sides political songs designer jeans title track themes concerning intimate relationship songs moving targets falls violet cross certain songs inspired effects recession hunt experience district marked population density low income recession related issues hunt said district issues resulting recession people poor struggling cited blue collar aesthetic inspiration songwriting kind hollywood isn particularly small doesn carry weight places greg_kot calls hunt compositions playful writes album lyrical setting decline populated money tight los_angeles_times comments album deals economic difficulties effect self identity love writes theme songs set los_angeles aren rarity amid glamour noir inner city lies plenty territory van hunt spends significant portion album traversing hunt perspective album writes idea beauty somewhat twisted informed artistic career rejection opening track ode hunt community time lyrics portray district crown jewel reference population low including song features funk distorted guitar heavy beat watching crazy driving insane features melodic punk garage rock style dark humor lyrics couple financial difficulties affect relationship designer jeans features lyrics contemporary social climate including criticism mass production consumption opinions independent thought ode lover posterior falls violet ballad country music feel narrator expresses support woman dates moving targets bedroom ballad sparse 1980s styled percussion influence lyrics use warfare imagery detailing romance eyes like features hard rock guitar earnest romantic lyrics hunt explained huffington_post passionate love rarely known life obviously tears joy passion known relationship somebody understands understand time machine new girlfriend rocker rhythm lyrics listeners relationships come late fees hunt explained lyrics metaphor lover making feel younger title track features drumming chicken scratch riffs people different economic classes falling love social economic conditions moved neighborhood setting described verse end white flight wounds economic got neighborhood looking gap toothed end white flight maybe like money tight life hunt said writing song essentially response things seen result global recession going wasn trying political statement making philosophical comment essentially says issues society collision ideas unresolved issues question hoping kind decisions society prince inspired cross new wave style lyrics narrator holds memory lost love wearing clothes hunt said intend song meaning explicit thought funny things people talk happened literally wrote minutes felt good quick thought silly funny mysterious features somber strings rhythm eerie piano bitter singing hunt recorded solely hunt played guitar keyboards electronic drums lyrics having work way crowd overcome place come view world place raise child spoken word conclusion follow beaten path tied past release reception hoping released september hunt independent record label joint venture nashville based distributor distributed thirty tigers reached hunt offered distribution marketing services pending album completion subsequently assembled marketing team hoping executive produced music manager executive originally helped hunt major label record contract album cover photograph taken hunt depicts elderly woman looking collection white garbage bags set concrete wall interior packaging album features hunt photography including photographed subjects fold booklet months leading release hunt promoted album releasing new songs free downloads available music websites website song june released huffington_post june excluded album somber jazz styled track contrasts album raw aesthetic upright bass blue chord changes hunt explained song somber girl identifying trying smile june bloom set struggling july hunt released non album track savage sincere paste website features soulful rock style lyrics pleasures flesh savage sincere look pleasure album lead single eyes like released september hunt facebook page hunt promoted album date national headlining tour national tour began september hall new_york_city concluded october san_francisco performed members session band drummer keyboardist guitarist prior tour played 21st gala august hoping received rave reviews critics metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream publications album received average score based reviews allmusic andy_kellman called rare lean focused album red moments effective twilight ballads said record twice raw hungry neo soul previously released throttle challenge writing called joyful free ranging wildly inventive psychedelic soul classic writing hunt compositions genre flights fancy instantly accessible equally brain booty chicago_tribune critic greg_kot dubbed hunt adventurous album stretches parameters refreshing lack self consciousness later named fourth best album wrote musically varied hunt songwriter knows drop hooks turn smart phrase album surprises paste slightly critical feeling hunt comes bit like exploring idea genre actually writing song cited drummer record secret weapon new_york_times called album psychedelic rock punk energy desperation hoping acclaimed critics received backlash hunt fanbase listeners ambivalent stylistic departure previous work addressed criticism interview sentinel recording artists supply fans album songs enjoy years man grows progresses matures want grow musically people want journey artist work culture inspire opposed trying meet culture backwards don sit worry people like job express honest possibly hoping peaked number weekly music chart ranks selling albums new developing acts defined appeared billboard billboard component charts album reached number chart track listing songs written arranged produced personnel credits hoping adapted allmusic awful photography mastering keyboards synthesizer guitar engineer vocal engineer arranger composer drums guitar keyboards piano producer strings synthesizer engineer executive producer vocals upright bass mixing percussion vocal engineer vocals drums prince design charts
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