AeschTunes Artist Spotlight - 1/12
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the launch of the AeschTunes Top 40 chart, we’re highlighting one artist who made an impact on the chart each month between now and the anniversary in July 2026. This month, we're featuring Hungry Lucy.
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Hungry Lucy was a dark wave and trip duo made up of Warren Harrison and Christa Belle. The name Hungry Lucy comes from a ghost of a woman named Lucy Ryan who had died of scarlet fever while her boyfriend was away at war.
AeschTunes Artist Spotlight - 3/12
A psychic claimed to have channeled this ghost and reported that she constantly complained of being hungry.
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We first heard of the act in 2003 when we purchased The State of Synthpop 2003 compilation that was released by the A Different Drum record label.
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The Synthpop Radio Mix of "Her Song" grabbed our attention, and we included it on the AeschTunes Top 40, where it peaked at number 19 in January 2004. We then discovered "Stay," which went on to peak at number one on the AeschTunes Top 40 in May 2004.
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The duo also had number one hits with "To Kill a King" and "Rainfall." They had Top 5 hits with "You Are" and "A Girl Alone," as well as a Top 10 hit with "Losing Faith." The song "Fearful" was a Top 30 hit on the AeschTunes Top 40.
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The duo released its first album, Apparitions, in 2000. The Glo album followed in 2003, and a year later, Hungry Lucy released the To Kill a King album. In 2006, Hungry Lucy released the Before We Stand... We Crawl EP.
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In 2008, the duo released a live recording titled The Teatime Sessions. The duo's most recent album, Pulse of the Earth, was released in 2010. In 2025, they released the Unholy Remix of "Bound In Blood" on digital services.
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Where are they now?
Hungry Lucy came to an end in 2014. In 2015, Warren Harrison began working as a composer and producer with Jess Lamb.
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Warren has also released several solo instrumental albums, and he works as a producer, remixer and composer for hire. Christa Belle has gone on to make music as a solo artist.
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Thank you, Warren and Christa, for your music and its contributions to the AeschTunes Top 40.
AeschTunes Artist Spotlight - 12/12
This is "To Kill a King," which was Hungry Lucy's biggest hit on the AeschTunes Top 40. It spent five weeks at the top of our chart.
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