Bad Son (Hyperion Mix)

Bad Son (Hyperion Mix) is a single by Indigo Peak and Neoncity vocalist Lena Moskalyova. It was released as the third official single from Indigo Peak's sixth studio album Never Really Gone.

Background
'Bad Son' is a mid-tempo electronic song, that was written and recorded for inclusion on Indigo Peak's sixth studio album 'Never Really Gone'. The 'Hyperion Mix' features an additional solo verse and expanded middle eight by collaborator Lena Moskalyova of Neoncity. It is written by Indigo Peak frontman Yannik Cassenove and both the album version and 'Hyperion Mix' are produced by Andre Cassenove. The 'Hyperion Mix' clocks in at 9 minutes. It also samples the sounds of Saturns radio waves in its instrumentation.

Music Video
An accompanying music video, created by Øystein Aspelund (who produced Indigo Peak's previous music video for 'Never Really Gone') premiered on March 10th 2021. A continuation from the previous video, it features an alternative 'Hyperion Vox' mix which is mostly an instrumental based around the tracks chorus and middle eight. Shots of remote Norwegian locales are featured interspersed with shots of Indigo Peak and Lena that were added in post production.

Reception
The video was well received by critics with Edwin Edgars of NME praising the visuals for the album era as whole.

Digital
01. Bad Son (Hyperion Mix)

Critical Reception
The album version of 'Bad Son' was highlighted as a standout track by critics and fans. The 'Hyperion Mix' premiered via Radio 1 on March 1st 2021 to critical acclaim. DJ Annie Mac described the new mix "a ten minute magnum opus" whilst Alisha Tried of Heatworld said "this is proper amazing babes, had it on repeat all week! 2