Hugh turn the London grind on its head with slick new cut "Look Back in Laughter"
"London can be a mad place, sometimes, and it's easy to feel stuck but you've got to keep positive through the grind. Creasing over your own pratfalls helps with the stress sometimes, at least for me," says Hugh's Joshua Idehen.
The co-vocalist explains that Hugh's latest slice of R&B-laden electro-pop takes inspiration from his early days in the band - once riddled with exhausting 12-hour bar shifts.
"Nerves would be shot at the end and arguments with each other/customers were common place," Idehen says.
"We had to cheer ourselves up, a common saying would be 'No long face, you'll laugh about it later.'"
The London quartet - completed by co-vocalist Izzy Brooks, guitarist Tino Kolarides and producer Andy Highmore - has long kept our attention since sensual cut "I Can’t Figure You Out" dropped in July 2014.
Opening with an atmospheric synth arpeggio, "Look Back In Laughter" soon evolves into a full on trip-hop experience, featuring lyrics inspired by those times past: "I really know how it feels to be stressed / it all blows up in your face", Idehen and Brooks bounce off each other.
Idehen adds: "when Andy shared the beat with us [for the new song] the words 'Look Back In Laughter' came out. Then Izzy built the chorus and we went from there."
Brooks says: "From day dot Joshua and I seemed to kinda weave ourselves into each other's stories quite naturally.
"I think the connection between us and our ability to vibe off each other whether on stage or in the studio will always be strong."
- Car Seat Headrest present new single, "CCF (I’m Gonna Stay With You)"
- Common Holly signs to Keeled Scales and announces new album, Anything glass
- Wire announce two special Record Store Day releases
- The Beaches return to announce third album, No Hard Feelings
- No Windows unveil new single, "Easter Island"
- Nick Mulvey details fourth studio album, Dark Harvest (Pt. 1) and accompanying world tour
- S.G. Goodman announces her third studio album, Planting by the Signs
Get the Best Fit take on the week in music direct to your inbox every Friday

Great Grandpa
Patience, Moonbeam

Deafheaven
Lonely People With Power

Perfume Genius
Glory
