Luke Hemmings Sets Foot On the Starting Line With Debut Solo Album
Luke Hemmings of 5 Seconds of Summer announced his debut solo album When Facing The Things We Turn Away From set to release August 13.
Hemmings revealed a track from the album titled “Starting Line” and its accompanying visualizer on Wednesday in addition to the album announcement.
The video depicts Hemmings sitting in a sepia-tinted field, matching the coming-of-age themes of reflection the lyrics touch on.
pov: you’re listening to starting line by luke hemmings pic.twitter.com/TRz65gIdKb
— fer (@cthbestyears) July 2, 2021
Upon first listening, the track shows a far more adult side to the vocalist than the discography contained in the first few years of his band’s debut.
guys my two year old cousin just said “starting line by luke hemmings is lyrically and production wise one of the best songs i’ve ever heard, the pure talent possessed by luke hemmings,born 16 july 1996 in australia,is simply unmatched” HE IS SO RIGHT🥺🥺🥺🥺
— mimi (@LUKEWHITELlES) July 1, 2021
In the announcement post, Hemmings made on Instagram, the singer describes the project as something “that grew out of a year of enforced stillness,”
”Lyrically and sonically, this album has allowed me to decipher the last 10 years of my life and help me make sense of the person I am today and how I got here,” he continued.
The artist made sure to thank his 5SOS bandmates in the announcement, offering his “endless love” to them to show gratitude for their support in his solo efforts.
Hemmings is not the first of the 5SOS band to branch out from the group to pursue individual passions. In October of 2020, Drummer Ashton Irwin released the album Superbloom.
The album first gained traction with the release of the vulnerable single “Skinny Skinny,” which discusses the singer’s battle with his body image.
Riding the high of their last album release CALM in March 2020, which peaked at No. 1 on Billboard’s UK charts back in April 2020, the members of 5SOS continue on their musical paths with creative fervor.
