Big Stir Records is proud to bring you the next single from HUNGRYTOWN. “Feel Like Falling” is the followup to Vermont indie-folk-pop duo's label debut “Another Year” and the next preview of what awaits on their forthcoming album. It's cut from the same bewitching chamber-pop cloth, but it's as deeply personal as it is contemplative, building from a stark opening to an expansive strings-and-harmonies crescendo that takes listeners on a compellingly affecting journey.

The HUNGRYTOWN sound – a timelessly fresh spin on folk rock, sunshine pop and psychedelia-tinged indie rock – is crafted by singer-guitarist REBECCA HALL and multi-instrumentalist/vocalist KEN ANDERSON. On “Feel Like Falling” they take us deep into their world. Rebecca says, “This is one of the most personal songs on our album.  I wrote the lyrics at the beginning of the pandemic, when we were trying to adjust to the sudden shift in our lives--from constantly touring and performing to staying home and waiting. During this time we were also caregiving for Ken's elderly mom, whom we brought to Vermont from Boston for her protection. As she is prone to falling, one of our biggest worries was in trying to prevent this. As I was writing, I realized that I could use the theme 'Feel Like Falling' both literally and figuratively, to talk about grief.”

“We wrote this song over a period of a few months, and by the end of it I was beginning to realize that the break from the road was actually a gift of time,” Hall continues. “I was not used to having the luxury of time – to write, observe and learn new skill – instead of always being on the move.” You can hear that reflection on “Feel Like Falling” as well as across the album yet to come: it's a world of its own created without travel, steeped in traditions of deep roots folk and baroque pop alike but occupying a time and place all its own.

Ken delves into the creation of the striking arrangement of the song: “I made Rebecca's original melody a little more chromatic, with a descending quality reflecting the song's subject matter. From a production standpoint, I wanted the song to increase in intensity towards an ending that was both dramatic yet inconclusive. The percussion, instrumentation and vocals build in stages, and I wrote a string part -- performed by the Aliento Chamber Players -- that appears two-thirds of the way through. I love how it turned out!”

As HUNGRYTOWN returns to the road at home and abroad, anticipation builds for the new record, and its tunes reach new ears across the globe. Theirs is a sound that speaks to the modern world while tapping into the most ancient of musical traditions, ornamented with flourishes of the '60s sunshine pop heyday, and it has many more treasures to reveal. Big Stir Records can't wait to bring them to you.