Marika Hackman, has returned with new single “Slime,” the track follows “No Caffeine” and “Hanging.” “Slime,” is another song of her forthcoming self-produced new album Big Sigh, out January 12th on Chrysalis Records, the track is a take on the unsteady beginnings of a relationship. Harkening back to Any Human Friend, Marika’s 2019 album that found her embracing her queer identity and sexuality in a big way. The song recalls the chaos of a new relationship, those first flushes of passion and intimacy. “It’s a reflection of the destruction that can be caused when you get together with someone and there are other factors at play. On the one hand you have a new thing that’s really exciting and hot and lusty but there can also be a lot of storm clouds floating around, a lot of fall-out socially,” she explains. The video was co-directed by Marika and Anne-Sofie Lindgaard.

Big Sigh, Marika Hackman’s first album in four years, is the “hardest record” Marika has ever made and is, as its title suggests, a release of sorts. Lockdown in 2020 left Marika stifled and isolated, unable to craft a fully formed song, and wondering if she’d ever write again. After a hard-fought journey back from a lengthy creative dry spell, Marika brings us Big Sigh, which she co-produced with Sam Petts-Davies [Thom Yorke, Warpaint] and long-term collaborator Charlie Andrew (Alt-J). She also performed every element of the record, save for the brass and strings.

Marika Hackman
Big Sigh
Tracklist

1. The Ground
2. No Caffeine
3. Big Sigh
4. Blood
5. Hanging
6. The Lonely House
7. Vitamins
8. Slime
9. Please Don’t Be So Kind
10. The Yellow Mile

Marika Hackman 2024 Tour Dates

Instore Tour

January 12 – Resident Brighton – instore & signing ^

January 13 – Rough Trade East – instore & signing *

January 15 – Rough Trade Nottingham – instore & signing ^

January 16 – Rough Trade Bristol – instore & signing ^

January 17 – Banquet Kingston – instore & signing ^

*band show

^ intimate solo acoustic set

UK / EU Headline Dates

March 12 – Glasgow, Scotland @ Oran Mor

March 14 – Manchester, England @ Gorilla

March 15 – Leeds, England @ The Wardrobe

March 16 – Newcastle upon Tyne, England @ The Cluny

March 18 – Brighton, England @ Concorde 2

March 19 – Birmingham, England @ Castle & Falcon

March 20 – Bristol, England @ Strange Brew

March 21 – London, England @ Hackney Church

April 8 – Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique

April 9 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Tolhuistuin

April 11 – Berlin, Germany @ Hole44

April 12 – Hamburg, Germany @ Molotow

April 14 – Cologne, Germany @ Artheater

April 15 – Paris, France @ Petit Bain

Pre-order Big Sigh by Marika Hackman HERE