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Nils Bech announces new album, Foolish Heart
By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 1 May 2020
Nils Bech has released new single ‘Why’, the first track from his upcoming album ‘Foolish Heart’. The song is, he says, “about hiding the scars from my past, dealing with them by sealing them, instead of addressing them, and how that affected my relationship”.
“This is the first time I’ve ever used ‘him’ [when referring to a partner in the lyrics of] a song”, he goes on. “I think there’s a naive perception that being a gay man or artist is now easy, but there’s obviously still a way to go before expressing yourself freely is as commercially viable as conforming”.
“Earlier I used to think that I wish that I could be just an artist, and not a gay artist, but I’ve seen time after time, especially with the toxic climate in some European countries, that if you relax for fifteen minutes, you’re back to the start”, he continues. “There is still a long way to go, and this is definitely not the time to be quiet”.
‘Foolish Heart’ is out on 29 May. Listen to ‘Why’ here: