**Premiere** The Happy Hollows - Astrid

Ahead of their first UK tour, Little Indie is pleased to premiere the new single from the electro-tinged, alt-pop trio The Happy Hollows.

Released on May 24, 'Astrid' follows on from the Los Angeles-based outfit's 2013 album ‘Amethyst’, and was produced by Lewis Pesacov (Best Coast) and mixed in London by Gareth Jones (Grizzly Bear, Interpol, Depeche Mode). Built around a shimmering pulsed synth pattern (provided by a Roland Juno 106, for the techies reading), layered crisp propulsive drums, shiny guitar hooks, and the idiosyncratic vocal operatics of frontwoman Sarah Negahdari -sounding like a Stevie Nicks/Siouxsie Sioux hybrid, and who has been described as "one of the coolest women in rock" - 'Astrid' is instantly ear-engaging.

Lyrically, ‘Astrid’ plays on the idea of drawing consolation from concepts of destiny and fate: “The song captures the longing for a simple time when human agency and the movements of heavenly objects were believed to be one and the same,” explains Sarah.

Take a listen to 'Astrid' below.

Happy Hollows touch down in the UK next month for a series of dates in May and June, kicking off on May 29 in Sheffield.

MAY
29. SHEFFIELD The South Sea
30. MILTON KEYNES The Crauford Arms
JUNE
04. NOTTINGHAM The Loft House
05. NEWCASTLE The Dog & Parrot
06. MANCHESTER The Castle
07. GLASGOW 13th Note
09. LONDON The Finsbury

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