“Control” by Hazel English

Oakland-based songstress Hazel English is back to share more of her brand of jangle pop with the video for “Control”, which is being released as a single today via Canvasclub. Shot in the California desert, Hazel leaves her job at a diner to set out on a solo adventure that takes her to a lonely motel room and the jukebox of a neon lit bar – places that unmistakably evoke the type of nostalgia and wanderlust embedded within her music.

Hazel English is a 25-year-old Oakland-based artist who makes indie pop powered by transcendent melodies, and caked in layers of Californian sunshine and redolent reverb. Clad head-to-toe in a seemingly endless supply of dress-up thrift-store costumes, a glance at any of Hazel’s social networks reveals a vivid portal into her timeless world, where sun-bleached snaps bely a million possible stories. She’s an artist for whom the visuals and music go hand-in-hand.

Early demos released on her Soundcloud, made her somewhat of an online sensation before she was ever signed. Now armed with her debut 12-inch vinyl EP, Never Going Home, Hazel collates a brilliant snapshot of her DIY creations to date. The EP will be released through House Anxiety / Marathon Artists on October 7th and U.S. single releases “Control” and “Make It Better” are due out October 5th and October 26th respectively via Canvasclub.

Hazel English
Never Going Home
House Anxiety / Marathon Artists

1. Never Going Home
2. Make It Better
3. Control
4. It’s Not Real
5. I’m Fine

Tour Dates:

Nov 01 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right

Nov 02 – New York, NY @ Berlin

Nov 03 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza

Nov 04 – Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar

Nov 06 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel

Nov 07 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo

Nov 19 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3

Nov 20 – Leeds, UK @ Headrow House

Nov 21 – London, UK @ The Waiting Room