Hazel English

Born in Sydney, Australia, on November 27, 1990, Hazel English studied creative writing as a teenager before relocating in 2013 to the San Francisco Bay Area, where she launched her career as an indie-pop songwriter. Working with Day Wave frontman Jackson Phillips, she co-wrote a handful of 1960s-influenced psychedelic pop songs and released them on Soundcloud, where they began viral hits in 2015. Her debut EP, Never Going Home, was released one year later, accompanied by a tour of Europe, Australia, and the United States. An expanded version of the EP appeared in 2017 under the name Just Give In/Never Going Home. Three years later, Hazel English released the full-length album Wake UP!, whose shimmering pop songs found her working with acclaimed producers Justin Raisen and Ben H. Allen.