The innovative UK synthpop act THE RUDE AWAKENING present a fabulous new song with a pertinent message for these troubled times. Entitled “It’s OK Not to Be OK”, this very timely release is the duo’s personal take on the psychological fragility of modern humanity in a world where we feel we have to appear to look ok, even when we’re suffering and need help.
The Radio Mix is the first of a two-stage release, and will be followed by an E.P. of six additional and very different remixes by independent electronic producers (People Theatre, Mr Strange, Tin Gun, Parralox, Lord & Master, Keldari Station.
The Rude Awakening’s Johnny Normal suggests “when many of us feel we have hit rock bottom or are struggling to deal with life around us, we can sometimes compound our own pain and mental pressure by deliberately hiding the fact we are not coping from people we love. But it’s actually OK to admit that we are not OK. Take a deep breath and say “I’m not coping very well at the moment” and ask for help.”
“It’s OK Not to Be OK” follows on from THE RUDE AWAKENING’s catchy synthpop single “Squeal!” and is the second song to be released from their forthcoming album.
THE RUDE AWAKENING consists of Johnny Normal and Bridget Gray, a synthpop song- writing/performing duo since 2018 whose debut album “Kaleidoscope” featured in The Electricity Club’s shortlist of top albums of 2019. They also have been collaborating and remixing for artists such as B-Movie, Birmingham Electric, The Livelong June and Peter Godwin. A covers E.P. featuring songs penned by Erasure, Gary Numan, OMD and Japan will be released shortly on their own label AbNormal.
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released March 10, 2021
Johnny Normal - Synths, programming, vocals
Bridget Gray - Vocals
Written and performed by The Rude Awakening