When Facing the Things We Turn Away From Tracklist
In June 29th 2021, Luke Hemmings, from the popular band 5 Seconds of Summer tweeted a video, containing a website (which ended up being a website for his solo music), and posted some photos on Instagram, both captioned “Tomorrow 9pm PT”. He also shared a reel on Instagram with the caption “Starting Line” This led fans speculating what would happen the next day.
The next day, when the first single, “Starting Line” was released, it was confirmed that Luke’s solo album would be called When Facing The Things We Turn Away From. The track list for the album, set to be released on August 13th, was also released. August 13th is also the day that Luke started his YouTube channel, now the official 5 Seconds of Summer channel, 14 years prior the WFTTWTAF release. However, it is unknown on whether releasing the album on this day is on purpose or purely coincidental.
Luke is the second to release solo music from his band. In September 2020, his bandmate and the drummer of the band 5 Seconds of Summer, released the single “Skinny Skinny”, leading up to the Superbloom album release in October of that year. However, the band is still together and working on new music.
“When Facing the Things We Turn Away From” Q&A
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Translations
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What have the artists said about the album?
The process for this album genuinely happened by accident. When the world shut down last year, I had a lot of time to reflect on my youth and the person I had been, who I’ve become and who I wanted to be. It just so happens that the best way for me to face those things and process my thoughts is by writing songs
I’m in a constant pursuit of bettering myself and always trying to become a better artist, songwriter, musician and human. A huge goal was to have the sonics of the album reflect the feeling of the emotions that I was immersed in when writing.
—via Apple Music
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How did the album perform on the charts?
When Facing the Things We Turn Away From peaked at #124 in the Billboard 200 Chart on August 28, 2021.
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Is there official animated artwork?
Yes, Apple Music features animated artwork for this release.
