Mallory Hawk has announced her debut album, Chinook, which is set for release on July 31. In addition to the previously released single ‘Felicity’, it includes the twangy, slow-burning new track ‘Revolver’. Check out director Aldo Fisk‘s video for it below, and scroll down for the album artwork (painted by Margo Schultz) and tracklist.
Hawk previously contributed bass and vocals to the post-punk outfit Customer and played in the bands Trace Mountains and M(h)aol. “I always wanted to just be in bands and never be the star, but relying on other people really turned into a fool’s errand,” Hawk recalled.
Commenting on the new song, Hawk said: “I was in a never-ending cycle of being a total sucker for someone. I’m loyal to a fault, and faulty loyalty is very cyclical, you fool yourself over and over again.” Of the video, she added: “I’m a student of the 90s music video with a brunette singer-songwriter in her sunny loft. I wanted to make a casual video that was just a warm day at home writing the song, which is how it went down in reality. The beginning pays homage to Alanis Morissette’s ‘You Learn’ video, where she begins with a handstand then takes off into her day. I knew I wanted the camera to ‘revolve,’ so my friend Colin pulled together some gadgets and lights and we shot the whole video in my living room. I was dog-sitting my friend’s dogs Connie and Vinny at the time and they really stole the show.”
Chinook was tracked at Philadelphia’s Headroom Studios. It features contributions from producer Sam Acchione (Jessica Lea Mayfield, Alex G, Grace Ives), Logan Roth (Lauryn Hill, Slaughter Beach, Dog), Craig Hendrix (Japanese Breakfast), Ava Mirzadegan, Will Butera (Joy Again), and Tree Palmedo.
Chinook Cover Artwork:
Chinook Tracklist:
1. The Mirror
2. D’Anger
3. Revolver
4. Four O’Clocks
5. Caretaker
6. Low Rise
7. Superhighway
8. Felicity
9. Rotten Man
10. Rabbit Hole
