Hell Hotel unveil first confession. to complete their cinematic double A-side
Hell Hotel have released first confession., completing their last rites… first confession. double A-side alongside a cinematic video that joins both tracks into one shadowy visual piece.
The Brighton emo/alternative duo’s latest track leans into the push and pull at the centre of their sound, pairing explosive dynamics with a more inward-looking lyrical edge. It arrives as the second half of the project, following last rites….
Vocalist Demi Jay Broadhead and guitarist Tom Maxfield said: “first confession. demonstrates us pushing the boundaries of the inherent contrast of Hell Hotel’s sound. Scattered with some of our most playful and bombastic moments yet, it still taps into that self-destructive yearning for change that will never come.”
A church-set visual for two connected songs
The accompanying video spans both sides of the release, placing the songs inside an 18th-century church setting. Religious iconography, candlelight and silhouetted figures frame the duo’s heavy emotional themes, extending the sense of confession and unrest running through the tracks.
Broadhead and Maxfield added: “last rites… first confession is our first foray into expanding the visual and conceptual world of Hell Hotel. Encapsulating all we’ve built so far and dipping our toes into what we can expand upon in the future. Both visually and creatively, the double A-side feels like us taking more ambitious leaps forward whilst still wearing our hearts on our sleeves.”
