Lucas Hamming is a Dutch artist who is slowly but surely gaining ground in his homeland. As far as I’m concerned, his new single Falling has the potential to score abroad as well.

At the start of the song’s video, Hamming explains that, for him, 2020 is the year of pushing boundaries. “It feels like taking a leap of faith, so why not doing that for real?” Next, we see him jump from a plane. With a parachute, luckily.

The change the singer-songwriter talks about, is a shift from indie-pop to melodic pop/rock. “Production-wise this feels like the segment that used to be dominated by Robbie Williams and Maroon 5, and where Harry Styles is king nowadays. But as always, I add a bit of nineties Britpop bravado.”

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Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.