Tuesday, March 13, 2018

“Hideaway” by Pale Houses – A Song Review

     Pale Houses uses “Hideaway” as a canvas for presenting more than one sonic view. At the start, there is a serenity in the vocalization and the clear, peaceful guitars. The lyrics describe an escape that carries a feeling which “saves my soul.” Driving leaves concerns behind, replacing them with recollections of being free, with nowhere to be.

      Then, galloping percussion, urgent guitar, and questioning enter. “What’s wrong?” It’s a significant pivot, but Pale Houses executes it seamlessly.

     “Hideaway” will be a single the EP “Songs of the Isolation,” scheduled for a March 30 release. In discussing the track, vocalist Aaron Robinson stated:
 "This was the first song we wrote for this record. It's sonically pretty different than much of the EP, but it set the tone for how these songs would come together live. It's a song about a desperate need to spontaneously get away from everything and reset."

     Pale Houses is based in Nashville. The members are Aaron Robinson (vocals, guitar, piano), Ryan Rayborn (drums), Josh Hood (lead guitar, backing vocals), and Aaron Yung (bass, synth bass).

     “Hideaway” by Pale Houses 




Lyrics of  “Hideaway” by Pale Houses
Let’s get out of town tonight
And feel alive
You can drive
Our wheels turn counterclockwise
With the dim light
We fade from sight

Remember what it was to be
Oh so free
Nowhere to be
Old songs on the radio
They fill the air
We’re almost there

It saves my soul to feel this way
To leave all of this behind
But if it’s back in the morning
When we feel the sun come up
Promise we won’t give up

What’s wrong?
What’s wrong?
They’re never gonna take
The hideaway
Away from me
So long
So long
They’re never gonna take
The hideaway
Away

And if you go
I’m only gonna follow
And where you stay
It’s where I’m gonna stay tonight

It saves my soul to feel this way
To leave all the bullshit behind
But it if it’s back in the morning
When we feel the sun come up
Promise we won’t give up

What’s wrong?
What’s wrong?
They’re never gonna take
The hideaway
Away from me
So long
So long
They’re never gonna take
The hideaway
Away
Away

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