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ha·mar·ti·a /həˈmärdēə/ noun 1. a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine. Announcing Hamartia. The next LP from Warm Human, the moniker of singer-songwriter & producer Meredith Johnston. Releasing 10/11/24 on Digital & Vinyl via Sooper Records. Preorder now, including an ultra limited handmade Ink Blot vinyl variant (ed. of 50). Link Above. Retail preorder via @secretlydistribution An often sarcastic and nearly absurd level of self-awareness is evident throughout Hamartia, a literary term from the ancient Greek tradition meaning the fatal flaw that inevitably leads to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine. Hamartia is laden with references to the flawed figures & storylines of literary tragedies through the ages; reference points for the self-mythologizing of Johnston's own flaws and tragedies, which she lays bare in an almost too-much-information display that is as deviously fun as it is psychologically disquieting. Johnston wrote and produced the album with Chicago composer and producer Conor Mackey (Lynyn, Monobody, NNAMDÏ). Together, the pair crafted an album that draws liberally from its diverse influences, incorporating down-tempo electronics, indie rock, synth pop, drum n’ bass, and elegant unstructured soundscapes. Accompanying the announcement is the release of lead single "Love 2 Hate," an up-tempo, irresistible Do Revenge cut about the reality of embracing your own negativity. The song arrives with a video directed by Johnston & Dana Shihadah where Warm Human personifies a mix of characters inspired by Marie Antoinette, Mozart, and Salieri (“The O.G. hater”, as Johnston calls him). Sitting in her high castle of hater-dom, Johnston looks down on all the things she hates in the world, barely remembering that the thing she hates most of all... is herself. All while eating cake and dancing. Johnston says: "This record is about my fatal flaw of always hating myself no matter how much better I get. ‘Love 2 Hate’ is the cornerstone song of the record, reflecting how deliciously good it feels to turn your self-hatred onto someone or something else, even if the relief only lasts for a couple of minutes.”

SAME TIME. SAME PLACE. DIFFERENT DAY ⚡️🏃🏻‍♀️⚡️🏃🏽‍♂️⚡️ Q & A WITH WARM HUMAN POST RUN/WALK ***ALBUM IS 33 MIN

thank uuuuuu for letting me bully u into listening!!!! ❤️

I wanted to give a shoutout to my incredible team for these music videos. It’s the greatest gift of my life to get to create with these two unstoppable geniuses. Firstly is @danashihads, my co director on Love 2 Hate and My Moods, my cinematographer on all of them, my fierce Palestinian🇵🇸 king, who despite enduring great and unimaginable tragedy this year brought their best work to every shoot day. I love you and your people and won’t stop fighting for your cause. Free Palestine. 🇵🇸 Second is @keerolbrandt, my rock, my ultimate collaborator, the Type A to my Type B (which I desperately need or we’d never wrap a shoot), and literal wunderkind who taught me that we can do anything if we have a good schedule, good shot list and good attitude. Carol co-directed Mercy Me (and came up with the concept) and Hamartia AND edited and colored all four videos. I love you both. What a long caption how humiliating. But you both are worth the longest words in the world.

Warm Human's LA Release Show is this Sunday at @zebulonla. It's FREE. Featuring @janelanemusic & @thisisnightparty. Check out the recent interview on @wbezchicago's Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons. Check out the recent 4.5/5 🌟 review of the Hamartia LP in @newnoisemagazine.

🎃 👻 Chicago heads and freaks, come party with us on Halloween! This Thursday 10/31 at Hideout. Warm Human album release show ft. Lynyn, RXM Reality & DJ Doug. Presented by Sooper Records and Hausu Mountain.

CHICAGOOOOOO 10/31!!!!! Looking for a NOISE filled ALT Lyfe PITCHFORK esque FRINGE pop HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA??? Plus Im playing the NEW RECORD!!! Get ur BUTT to the hideout on HALLOWEEEEN!!! I will be dressing up!!!!!

👻🎃 Enter to win tickets and a record! Share this reel to Stories AND leave a comment below tagging a friend you want to bring to Warm Human's Haterween! The Hamartia LP record release show on 10/31 at @hideoutchicago ft. @lynynlynynlynyn @rxmreality and DJ Doug (@hausumountain). The winner will also receive a handmade Ink Blot vinyl copy of Warm Human's Hamartia LP (ltd. Ed. of 50), just released and out now on Chicago's @sooperrecords Dress up and come party at Warm Human's Haterween this Halloween at the Hideout! Presented by Sooper Records & Hausu Mountain #halloween #chicago #warmhuman #sooperrecords #hausumountain #recklessrecords #hideout #hamartia #costumes #vinylcollector #bigparty

Almost a week since Hamartia has been out. Have u listened yet?!! What’s ur fave song??

Meredith Johnston, aka @warmhumanmusic, pours her life, traumas, fears, and character defects into her latest album, Hamartia. Hit the link in bio to read about her “pessimist pop” ⁠ Interview by @annazanes⁠ Photo by @pixiesmixtape⁠

extremely *RARE* Warm Human Hamartia unboxing video !!! Must watch!! Must BUY!!!! #unboxing #unboxingvideo #indiemusic #musicislife

Watch the new Paste video premiere from @warmhumanmusic, “Hamartia”, the title track from the LA artist’s new album out today on @sooperrecords. “I’m not a poptimist. I’m a pop pessimist, and I like that. I like being able to bring actual sadness, not like therapy speak sadness, but actual despair and anguish and self-hatred and all the things that I struggle with all the time into a pop record,” says Meredith Johnston, the artist behind Warm Human. Directed by Carol Brandt @keerolbrandt & Meredith Johnston @warmhumanmusic Cinematography by Dana Shihadah @danashihads Edit and color by Carol Brandt Styled by Meredith Johnston