There is also a single of the same name and music video.
After the debut album UTOPIA, Lie Ning is now sharing a follow-up EP with SWEATSHOP. To properly celebrate the release of the nine-song work, he is also releasing the title track and music clip.
Watch and listen to “Sweatshop” here:
“The R’n’B pop newcomer reconciles the Berlin night with the morning melancholy,” was ME author Thomas Winkler’s assessment of UTOPIA in spring 2023. The plan for the new EP was to write even more songs about intimacy, Sexuality, but also to write about everyday life and work.
In the press release for the EP SWEATSHOP and the song of the same name, Lie Ning says: “Imagine coming home after a 12-hour shift, completely exhausted and angry about your own life decisions. Someone is waiting for you, a partner, a lover, a date. And no matter how real and honest your desire is, your brain is distracted by thoughts. You’re getting fucked while all you can think about is how much you hate your employer. You lose all connection and the magic of the moment and even more lose the courage to engage in a sexual encounter. Sex can be just that, but there’s more to bonding. Our environment greatly dictates how present we can be and how much we can nurture human connection.”