Tom Tikka & The Missing Hubcaps Follow #1 International iTunes Chart Success With Tribute To Parents

On October 8th, 2021, the Finnish pop singer-songwriter releases “With
Eyes Closed” from his critically acclaimed album, “This Is My Happy
Face.

“Some Native American tribes believe that before we are born the gods
split us in two…’With Eyes Closed’ is about my parents, the two halves
that truly found each other and became whole”— Tom Tikka

“This is high pop with obvious classical overtones yet expertly keeps
its feet planted in a pop world” – Daily Pop News

“This Is My Happy Face, takes on audacious and challenging themes while
entertaining from beginning to end” – Vents Magazine

The first two singles from Tom Tikka & The Missing Hubcaps‘ critically
acclaimed “This Is My Happy Face” album (September 17th, MTS Records)
received a combined 75K Spotify streams, while scoring iTunes hit
status. “Heart’s On Fire” debuted on June 18th, 2021, ahead of the
album’s release. The rollicking single reached the Mediabase Activator
airplay charts in the US and #2 on the international iTunes Pop Songs
charts. “Doormat” was released on September 3rd, just two weeks prior to
the album’s release. The slinky single went all the way to #1 on the
iTunes Rock Songs chart in South Africa. Now, Tikka releasing his very
personal tribute to this parents, “With Eyes Closed” on October 8th,
2021.

Tom Tikka says, “Some Native American tribes believe that before we are
born the gods split us in two, into a man and a woman. The purpose of
our journey on earth then becomes finding our other half. ‘With Eyes
Closed’ is about my parents, the two halves that truly found each other
and became whole. For the fifty years that they were married, he would
wake her up with breakfast every morning. Those two did everything
together. In fact, they only spent fourteen nights apart during their
marriage. Even when my dad spent weeks on end at the hospital after he
was diagnosed with cancer, my mom was there by his side, holding his
hand…until the very end.”

Watch the lyric video for “With Eyes Closed” at
https://youtu.be/HbM9sCrgtcY.

ABOUT TOM TIKKA: Formerly a member of the Sony/BMG band, Carmen Gray,
Tom Tikka currently releases solo material with The Missing Hubcaps. He
is also one half of the Finnish pop duo, The Impersonators. In 2020,
Tikka began working with MTS Records and released a solo EP titled
“Working Class Voodoo.” It featured the UK iTunes chart-hit title
single. Following the global success of his Christmas classic, “Just
Like Xmas (Love Is War),” Tom released the “That’s What Winston
Churchill Said” EP in January 2021, including multiple Top 5 iTunes
worldwide hits. His latest album, “This Is My Happy Face” (out September
17th, 2021) includes two international iTunes smashes. Tikka has been
featured on Huffington’s Thrive Global, Melody Maker Magazine, Ballroom
Blitz and others, while his videos have won at film festivals around the
world. Tikka is also an ISSA Award winner and a Josie Music Awards
nominee. For more information, please visit http://www.tomtikka.com.