Holly Humberstone has reecently released her brand new single ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin,’ which was written during an intense period of feeling claustrophobic and lost in a new flat, in a new city, far away from home. Exploring new territory sonically, with brooding, heavy production, ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin’ is a landmark single for Holly, both in her remarkable songwriting and phenomenal visuals.
“I wrote The Walls Are Way Too Thin about a time in my life when I felt like I’d lost control of where I was heading and struggling to find my place in the world. I’d just moved to a small London flat and felt claustrophobic and alone. To avoid confronting how I was feeling I’d sneak out the flat and go on train journeys to see my mates, get drunk, then come back hungover through the night and early hours. I wrote most of the Walls and the songs that come next on those trains. It was my place of therapy, in the middle of nowhere, constantly moving with no destination.” – Holly Humberstone.
The official video is a cinematic triumph and reflects the sheer panic and isolation of never feeling at home in your own home. A collaboration with director Raja Virdi and inspired by blockbuster cinema, the 21-year-old is stuck in an air vent of a burning building trying to find her way out, “Shooting the video was chaotic and my elbows and knees look quite different now after 8 hours of crawling back and forth. The fire blast in the vent was totally real and I’m not going to lie, I was shitting myself!” says Holly of filming her most groundbreaking visual yet. ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin’ is out now on Polydor Records, Darkroom and Interscope Records, and Holly will be doing a special performance on Later… with Jools Holland on 28 May.
Some of the biggest global superstars including Demi Lovato, Camila Cabello and Matt Healy have taken note of the interior and exterior world she has created, which has led to Holly confirming an upcoming collaboration with the 1975 frontman, in her highly-anticipated second EP, due later this year.
You can listen to Holly Humberstone new single ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin’ on all major music streaming services or by clicking here.