Band: Ando San
Song: “Hype Man” & “Triggas”
Director: Ryan Pham
Album: Hype Man/Triggas – single
Release Date: September 10th, 2026
Label: Sumerian Records
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Of “Hype Man”, Ando San shares:
“Honestly, when I was writing ‘Hype Man’ I was incredibly inspired by Darkthrone. Specifically the guitar riffs from their record Ravishing Grimness. Really dope album and one of my faves from Darkthrone. I thought it would be cool to start the song with a black metal vibe and then lead into a heavy beat. I named it ‘Hype Man’ because at the time of recording the song I needed to hype myself up. I’m usually alone in my room making these songs and this one in particular needed that energy! I feel like you need to be your own personal ‘Hype Man’ to get through things when you really don’t have anybody around to pump you up. It’s a super power!”
Speaking of “Triggers”, he reveals:
“This song is about my triggers. I have a lot of trauma. Been through many things in my life and one thing that has helped me get through those hard moments is recognising my triggers. I think triggers could be a hindrance to a person’s growth. I feel like it has stunted me for some time and I recognise that the things that do trigger me are personal traumas that I have experienced in my life. Coming to terms with that has taught me many things about myself. It has taught me to see when a trigger is coming, to know how to act when I’m triggered and to let the trigger pass. We all have our own personal triggers. It’s important to understand why it’s triggering you and to learn to work past those triggers. I think a lot of my music is just a molten pot of all my favourite genres. The song is synth heavy with a dope UK style drill hip-hop beat with metal guitars. Literally just doing whatever sounds sick. The most important thing for me is to be artistically authentic to myself. I have to be honest about who I am as a person to get to the originality I am constantly searching for.”
Ando San will head overseas to the UK for the first time later this month supporting Don Broco. Following the UK run, San will hit the road on Periphery’s North American tour. You can find dates below and get tickets here.
9/27 Watford, UK – Colosseum ^
9/28 Lincoln, UK – Engine Shed ^
9/29 Sheffield, UK – Octagon Centre ^
10/01 Edinburgh, UK – Corn Exchange ^
10/02 Manchester, UK – Academy ^
10/03 Liverpool, UK – Guild of Students ^
10/04 Newcastle, UK – O2 City Hall ^
10/06 Cambridge, UK – Corn Exchange ^
10/07 Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy ^
10/08 Portsmouth, UK – Guildhall ^
10/10 Norwich, UK – University of East Anglia ^
10/11 Folkestone, UK – Leas Cliff Hall ^
10/12 London, UK – HERE at Outernet ^
10/13 Leeds, UK – Testbed ^
10/14 Bristol, UK – The Prospect Building ^
10/16 London, UK – The Lower Third (SOLD OUT)
10/22 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore *
10/23 Worcester, MA – The Palladium *
10/24 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore *
10/26 Toronto, ON – History *
10/27 Montreal, QC – MTELUS *
10/29 Mckees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre *
10/30 Chicago, IL – Ramova Theatre *
10/31 Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore *
11/02 Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium *
11/03 Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center *
11/05 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater *
11/06 Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre *
11/08 Sacramento, CA – Channel 24 *
11/10 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues *
11/11 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren *
11/13 San Antonio, TX – Boeing Center at Tech Port *
11/14 Dallas, TX – The Studio at The Bomb Factory *
11/16 St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live *
11/17 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle *
11/18 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz *
^ = w/ Don Broco
* = w/ Periphery