Man On Fire is the opening track from Melbourne based troubadour Harry Hookey’s upcoming debut album Misdiagnosed.
Harry Hockey lives and breathes the troubadour tradition: Burra. Gympie. Parachilna. Wangaratta. You name a town in Australia, chances are he’s played it, probably in the last month.
“That’s sort of the aim of the game,” he explains. “Most weeks I’ll have four or five gigs and just keep it happening. I’ve slept in my car a lot over the last couple of years. That’s my main address. And Australia’s a great country for it too, you meet a lot of cool people.”
Harry Hookey’s debut album Misdiagnosed is a result of recent inspiration, some of which only came to life as the recording process progressed.
“They were all written in maybe the year, year and a half before recording,” he admits. “Half of them came into their own into the studio – I might’ve just had a chorus, or a melody.”
That’s exemplified in Man on Fire, which went from barely an idea to becoming the agenda-setting album opener.
“I just had that lyrics in my head and a little chord progression, and I didn’t think anything of it – but we had that song out in about three takes. It was just a really cool experience. I didn’t even know it was in me, and now it’s one of my favourite songs on the record. It symbolises the whole experience.”
Harry Hookey’s debut album Misdiagnosed is out via Warner Music on April 25th, for now you can check out the exclusive video premiere of the Man On Fire video.
