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‘Denial’, the latest single from avant-pop singer-songwriter Andrina Bollinger, opens with the words "I WON'T SHUT UP!" Elbows out, push through a gang of resistance - that's the energy. The song is a war cry, a call to arms. It's a reminder to keep things in perspective: your privileges in check and your heart open while you stand up for the things that truly matter - just look around! The world is on fire, literally these days, so falling back on a passive stance is like watching your house burn down to the ground with a bowl of hot-butter popcorn in your lap.

Hypnotic, wrapped up in shimmering guitar and piano melancholy, carried by a beast of a beat, ‘Denial’ is urgency embodied and one hell of a "get your ass involved" mantra. The song features Jules Martinet on bass, Arthur Hnatek on drums and Julian Sartorius on percussion. Andrina played the piano and guitars.

I have some friends who helped build a refugee community center on the island of Lesbos. I supported them as much as I could - I played at fundraising events, donated, and used my platform to get information out on their behalf. I wrote this song when traveling to Lesbos wasn't an option; it was almost impossible, but the situation there had become critical. I couldn't not...

I have a hard time speaking about politics in my songs because I'm aware of my privileged position, but I also know that nothing will ever change if we don't mobilize as a society to implement this change. And I think that it's our duty as artists to raise awareness and fight for the things that matter. If we don't, the noise will drown out the signal. – Andrina Bollinger

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I won’t shut up

Denial’s part of life I guess
I can’t have it all (I won't shut up)
But there’s a crisis at the border
Where this means not the same at all

And I’m down because of little things
And I’m down to be called off
But there’s a crisis at the border
Where all hope’s about to fall

I won’t shut up
I won’t just stop
What does it mean
To face the truth

I won’t be quiet
I’m not stepping back
What made you think
To judge my heart

I won’t shut up
I won’t just stop
What does it mean
To face the truth

I won’t be quiet
I’m not stepping back
What made you think
To judge my heart

Denial’s part of life I guess (I won't shut up)
I can’t have it all (I won’t just stop)
But there’s a crisis at the border (What does it mean)
Where this means not the same at all (To face the truth)

And I’m down because of little things (I won’t be quiet)
And I’m down to be called off (I’m not stepping back)
But there’s a crisis at the border (What made you think)
Where all hope’s about to fall

I won’t shut up
I won’t just stop
What does it mean
To face the truth

I won’t be quiet
I’m not stepping back
What made you think
To judge my heart

I won’t shut up (I won't shut up)
I won’t just stop (I won't just stop)
What does it mean
To face the truth

I won’t be quiet
I’m not stepping back
What made you think
To judge my heart
I won’t shut up

Denial’s part of life I guess
I can’t have it all

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from Pleasure & Pain, released October 6, 2023

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Andrina Bollinger Zürich, Switzerland

Multifaceted Singer and Performer Andrina Bollinger invites you into her house, her world full of thoughts and secrets. In this world, the down-to-earth presence of the Swiss Singer meets an experimental mixture of music, poetry and performance, telling stories from her deepest inner self. Bollinger's debut-album "Secret Seed" will be out mid October 2022 ... more

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