Lucy Mason unveils her latest track, ‘Hunger’

Ushering in with languid Fender Rhodes, laying a velvety red carpet for a beguilingly honeyed vocal to sashay elegantly over it, the latest offering from Australia-born, London-dwelling Lucy Mason is a stately, dignified affair.

The first taster of her forthcoming Going Home Broke EP, out March 31st, ‘Hunger‘ is a classy piece indeed. A sumptuous, tasteful instrumental arrangement courtesy of producer Ed Tullett gives Mason plenty of space to fill every syllable she sings with emotion – although, mercifully, there are no vocal gymnastics here: Mason maintains utmost poise throughout, a melancholy restraint adding yet further power and gravitas to her performance.

On the track’s origins, Mason says: “‘Hunger’ was the last song written in the five from the EP and the last to find its place to complete the story of Going Home Broke… it’s about wanting something so badly and not knowing in the beginning what it would cost in the end, about wishing you knew how to let it go and make it easier for yourself.

She adds, talking about the EP itself: “Going Home Broke is my greatest and most honest expression so far as an artist… The thought behind it is something I know everyone can relate to. It’s about giving it all that you have, and if you have to give up, then you’ll be giving it all you’ve got before you do. It may leave you financially broke, emotionally broken or even physically exhausted from how hard you tried, but at least we won’t regret that we tried. I wouldn’t trade the last five years for anything. This EP is the outcome of a whole new level of creativity that I could’ve only found in my breaking, and regardless of its success, I am so proud of it.