EMF the band responsible for the chart-topping smash hit Unbelievable and, more recently, the astounding Go Go Sapiens (reviewed here), are back with a brand new single entitled Hello People, released on December 15th.
Hello People, with its’ indie groove, is a call to stand with tolerance against the hate-myths of immigration. Along with the original version, there is the Hello People ‘Facts vs Fear remix’ featuring Stephen Fry.
“We are very proud that Stephen Fry has agreed to feature on the next EMF single Hello People quoting from his myth busting video Facts vs Fear.
Why Stephen Fry? Well everyone loves Stephen Fry. The best thing though; turns out Stephen Fry loves EMF. Woohoo!
Unbelievable was on his ‘100years of the BBC’ happy mix (along with Dancing Queen and Mrs Robinson) but he was a fan way back before it was a global smash. We met him at an EMF gig at the Astoria in 1992 and he kindly agreed to appear on an EMF song in 1995, reading a dystopian poem about self-destruction on ‘Glass Smash Jack’ from our Cha Cha Cha album. The message of our new song ‘Hello People’ is about tolerance, who better then to verify the facts and emotions about immigration in the face of a flood of hate speech than the most intellectually rigorous and entertaining brain in the world and our very own National Treasure the great Stephen Fry.” – EMF.
Watch the Hello People (featuring Stephen Fry) video here –
The Hello People video features “the faces of EMF’s fans, we asked the fans to send in selfies of themselves and their families and cut them into a reel which we project onto the band’s performance of the song. It’s great to see how people come in all shapes, sizes, colours and cultures, it feels great to welcome them all into our video as we welcome people of all shapes, sizes, colours and cultures into our country.” EMF
Hello People is the first single taken from their forthcoming album ‘The Beauty and The Chaos‘, released on January 19th and findsthe band at their full creative tilt delivering Classic EMF! The band re-united with Ralph Jezzard, who produced their worldwide hit Unbelievable and their first 2 albums (Schubert Dip and Stigma).
To pre -order Hello People go to: https://emf-theband.com/store
The Hello People single will be available on CD and digital formats with exclusive mixes. Plus, there will be a strictly limited 7″ single, which includes a remake of the Monkees cover I’m A Believer.
To celebrate the release of The Beauty and The Chaos album, EMFtake to the road for a headline tour promising “songs, energy, lasers, community, excitement, and a feeling like we will all live forever.” Starting at Thekla in Bristol on January 19th, the tour concludes on Saturday 17th February in Wolverhampton at KK’s steel Mill
To pre-order / pre save The Beauty and The Chaos go to: https://emf-theband.com/store
The album will be available on limited edition yellow vinyl, deluxe CD, CD and digital formats.
EMF 2024 UK tour dates
January
Fri 19 Bristol Thekla
Sat 20 London Garage
Thu 25 Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Fri 26 Holmfrith Picturedrome
Sat 27 Grimsby Docks Academy
February
Fri 09 Liverpool Hanger 34
Sat 10 Glasgow Oran Mor
Sun 11 Newcastle The Cluny
Thu 15 Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
Fri 16 Norwich Epic Studios
Sat 17 Wolverhampton KK’s Steelmill
To order tickets for the ‘The Beauty and The Chaos‘ go to:
