Hong Kong raised, LA-based alt-r&b artist/producer Deb Fan shares her latest single/video ‘Closer to Hell’ – a look into forthcoming sophomore EP, Kowloon Demos, out next month.
Inspired by a trip to Hong Kong and philosophical conversations with her father, Deb analyzes cultural duality and moral ambiguity. ‘Closer to Hell’ is haunting and hypnotic, with string orchestration (a nod to Deb’s classical background) that pulls the light and dark together.
“In ‘Closer to Hell’, I reflect on the challenges of abandoning my people-pleaser tendencies and confronting the complexities of human nature. The chorus, ‘You can never tell, we don’t know who’s closer to hell,’ highlights the murky nature of morality, suggesting that our self-assured judgments and supposed righteousness might not be as clear-cut as we think. As humans, we play the moral game: pointing fingers, blaming each other, hardly taking accountability of our own actions. ‘Closer to Hell’ questions who, if anyone, can truly hold moral superiority?”
Deb Fan
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