WHAT IT IS: Luke Hemmings is consistently raising the bar for himself as a singer/songwriter/ multi-instrumentalist. Since the age of 14, Hemmings has fronted arena-filling and multi-platinum-selling band 5 Seconds of Summer with obsessive focus on his craft. Now, the Sydney-born, L.A.-raised artist is channeling his energy into his solo debut, When Facing the Things We Turn Away From. Arriving on 8/13, the album is a definitive, deeply personal statement from the Aussie crooner.
ALBUM: When Facing the Things We Turn Away From
RELEASE DATE: 8/13
SINGLE: “Motion”
INTERNET: 1.5m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 1m+ global streams first day of release on “Starting Line,” 1.5m+ U.S. streams in first six days, 1m+ views on official video within the first two weeks; playlists: Spotify’s Pop Rising, Young, Wild & Free; Apple Music’s Feeling Happy, Global Pop; Amazon Music’s Pop Culture (#2 & cover), more; amassed 100k+ YouTube subscribers within 24 hours of launching channel
PRESS: NME, MTV, Newsweek, The Honey Pop (“‘Starting Line’ is a masterpiece. The intro gives us a soft piano instrumental accompanied by twinkling notes and Luke’s gentle vocals”), more
PUBLISHING: Sony Music Publishing
MANAGEMENT: Matt Emsell & David Sheppard