Oliver Sim, bassist for the xx, has announced that he has a solo album on the way. It’s titled Hideous Bastard, and it’s set to arrive on September 9 via Young. Sim has shared the news with the single “Hideous,” which comes with a video directed by Yann Gonzalez. It’s part of a longer visual counterpart that debuted at Cannes over the weekend. In a statement about “Hideous” project, Sims reveals that he’s been living with HIV since he was 17, and explains how the song was part of his working through feelings of fear and shame. Read Sims’ full statement, check out “Hideous,” and see the full album track list below.
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