HAIKU HANDSSHARES NEW TRACK + VIDEO SUCK MY CHERRY WRITTEN FOR UNIVERSAL PICTURES’ NEW BLUMHOUSE FILM, FREAKY,
Photo credit: Morgan Winston
A Christopher Landon Film
Starring Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton
"These songs are filled with spirited vocal chants and rousing percussive synths, with a bold pitch-shifted vocal surfacing every now and again—they’re perfect for the club or a bustling street corner. Utilizing both absurd humor and a genuine embrace of fearless independence, it’s the perfect pump-up LP. "
- PASTE MAGAZINE
“The Australian trio...bring a truly eclectic melting pot of styles to the table, all ending up in a brilliantly fun, intoxicating end product...they proceed to give the trio the best reaction that Horatio's sees all weekend."
- DIY
"Armed with a genre-shifting, kaleidoscopic sound, and delivering a stage show that is truly unlike any other, Haiku Hands have spent the last few years turning nonbelievers into dedicated fans at every turn."
- ROLLING STONE
"Haiku Hands’ self-titled debut is an unapologetic blast of gleeful rebellion"
- NME | 4 STARS
Dance-pop renegades Haiku Hands recently released their critically acclaimed, debut self-titled album via Spinning Top Records | Mad Decent. Building from their success today, the trio now share their brand new single, Suck My Cherry, and the track’s accompanying video. The track was produced for the new Universal Pictures horror comedy, Freaky, a twisted take on the body-swap movie, about a teenage girl who switches bodies with a relentless serial killer. The film stars Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton and is directed and co-written by Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, the Paranormal Activity franchise).
Heaving with Haiku Hands’ trademark rebellion, Suck My Cherry is a merciless dance-floor bombshell, written and produced by Haiku Hands, Joel Ma and Hermitude. “Amid the COVID-19 lockdown and during the Zoom craze, we teamed up with the creators of the feature film Freaky to write the film’s closing title anthem, Suck My Cherry,” says Haiku Hands. “We were invited to watch an exclusive preview of the film. It was freaky, and we were jumping and screaming all through it.”
“It was our first experience writing a track from start to finish over Zoom,” they continue. “With tropical-island filters behind us and from different states and studios, we started with a cheerleader rhythm and got loose on the lyrics. It was also a new experience to write from a brief, one we could get behind as they were saying ‘make it weirder’. We wrote it to one of Hermitude’s beats with Joel Ma on board the writing team. We’re stoked that it’s being used for the film!”
A collaboration between Haiku Hands and director Jasmin Tarasin, the track’s visual accompaniment flaunts their irresistible blend of swagger and high-energy grooves alongside footage from the film. “Our inspiration for the clip came from scenes in classic horror films and Freaky to reflect the wildness of the song. We were happy Joelistics and Hermitude could make an appearance as cutout faces after collaborating with them on the song,” says Haiku Hands of the video.
Of the collaboration, Freaky filmmaker Christopher Landon says: “When I was finishing my new movie Freaky, I knew I needed a song and vibe that reflected the movie’s message of female empowerment. I am a huge fan of Haiku Hands, so I reached out to them to see if they might be down to write the closing-credit song for the movie. They have a sound that feels both retro and modern — and this is nothing short of a banger. Lyrically, it’s playful and powerful. I couldn’t have imagined a better way to end this movie, and this song is [chef’s kiss] perfect.”
Freaky is in theatres now.
About Freaky
Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler (Kathryn Newton, Blockers, HBO’s Big Little Lies) is just trying to survive the bloodthirsty halls of Blissfield High and the cruelty of the popular crowd. But when she becomes the newest target of The Butcher (Vince Vaughn), her town’s infamous serial killer, her senior year becomes the least of her worries.
When The Butcher’s mystical ancient dagger causes him and Millie to wake up in each other’s bodies, Millie learns that she has just 24 hours to get her body back before the switch becomes permanent and she’s trapped in the form of a middle-aged maniac forever. The only problem is she now looks like a towering psychopath who’s the target of a city-wide manhunt while The Butcher looks like her and has brought his appetite for carnage to Homecoming.
With some help from her friends—ultra-woke Nyla (Celeste O’Connor, Ghostbusters: Afterlife), ultra-fabulous Joshua (Misha Osherovich, The Goldfinch) and her crush Booker (Uriah Shelton, Enter the Warriors Gate)—Millie races against the clock to reverse the curse while The Butcher discovers that having a female teen body is the perfect cover for a little Homecoming killing spree.
From the deliciously debased mind of writer-director Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, the Paranormal Activity franchise) comes a pitch-black horror-comedy about a slasher, a senior, and the brutal truth about high school.
Freaky is written by Christopher Landon and Michael Kennedy (Fox’s Bordertown) and is produced by Jason Blum (Halloween, The Invisible Man). The film is produced by Blumhouse Productions in association with Divide/Conquer. The executive producers are Couper Samuelson and Jeanette Volturno.
HAIKU HANDS TOUR DATES
23 + 24 January 2021 | Yours and Owls Festival, Wollongong NSW
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Saturday 13 February 2021 | This That Festival, Sandstone Point QLD
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