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Edgar Hurley’s third record, 'Sissy Fairy Faggot Folk Singer', recorded and produced between Demetry Malahoff’s Studio on Camp Mountain in the Samford Valley of QLD and Edgar’s home in Thornbury (Naarm), hails Edgar’s return at their most formidable yet. These are a meticulously realised collection of folk songs delicately crafted by Edgar Hurley and friends that touch on collective personal tales and social commentaries on the complexities and the sometimes horrifying realities of living with a chronic illness, depression, poverty, social oppression and constantly regulated and scrutinised sexuality, to wrestling with their own liberations and freedoms from the chains of societal expectations, and how to survive in a dangerous and visceral world that has built its systems to keep people like Edgar - a non-binary, non-conforming, queer writer, creative and sex worker - down and out. We explore how shedding from these social and societal restrictions can be both devastating for industry and industrial growth, but also devastatingly freeing for the spirit.
Edgar Hurley’s new collection of songs comes in the form of sophomore LP 'Have Arms Will Hug'. Written, recorded and produced by Edgar throughout 2021 and ‘22 at home with a simple microphone array, nylon guitar, keyboard and various other instruments found around the house. The record is an otherwise experimental folk album, standing with the maturity of a solo artist exploring the employment of self-production, woven with a complex simplicity through a decidedly fabled collection of tricks old and new, lightly touching topics of discernment like running away, living with a chronic illness, harbouring inadequacy, losing friends, and wanting to be in love again.
Under the Edgar Hurley moniker, Jordan Wearn creates delicate yet complex compositions elevated by a lyrically-driven delivery with an unassuming, intimate landing. The album was made slowly. Quickly. At a medium pace. Stitched together the very same way. It started with Jordan sitting in front of two vocal microphones with his classic nylon in the studio (a lovely retreat in Camp Valley) and playing a song for Demetry Malahoff (producer, band friend, engineer). From there onwards, partnered alongside Demetry, the two would sit and construct and build a more rounded “song” around those live recordings. Mostly withholding and keeping in the natural room sounds of the cabin-esque studio and the mountain valley that surrounded it. Dogs. Birds. A train. Some sounds you can hear but can’t quite make out. Though you’ll know they are there. The record was then sent to Melbourne to be mastered by Jessi Lumbar (Blisstake / Sex on Toast) . The songs featuring on this record are extracts taken from Edgar Hurley’s book of poetry ‘You Gave Me A Lily and Now It’s A Field’ and past journal entries from the space between 2017-2021. Primarily a folk record, ‘The Blame Needs A Place’ takes many forms and characters during its run time. Showcasing the vast range and playfulness in emotions displayed from the most despairing to the very most uplifting.
