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Hiding Places Release New Single
Hiding Places drops 'Paradise' single with introspective lyrics and tour dates.
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Hiding Places drops 'Paradise' single with introspective lyrics and tour dates. Hiding Places released 'Paradise' single with lyrics exploring change and personal realization. Originally reported by Stereogum.
New Single Release
Hiding Places shares new single 'Paradise' with introspective lyrics.
Band Members' Interpretations
Audrey Keelin says paradise isn't what it used to be, time passes and change exists.
“Paradise isn’t what it used to be. A face isn’t the same every time you look. Time passes. Change exists. This is a song that investigates making that personal realization in the eyes of the narrator.”
Nicholas Byrne's View

Nicholas Byrne describes paradise as a place where desires ring true or a projection of fears.
“Paradise... does that mean it’s a place where all your desires ring true? Or is that place really a projection of all your fears, where every desire is an antidote. Making peace with change, that feels how i thought paradise would.”
Arrangement Goals
Michael Matsakis aimed for slow burn to match song energy with stripped-down instrumentation.
“A goal with the arrangement was to hold back in order to not let the song get too heavy too fast. I felt like a slow burn matched the energy of the song more than something that gets super big. We stripped down instrument parts to more basic melodic fragments and worked on intertwining non-melodic lines to form harmony.”
Tour Dates
Hiding Places tour dates include Medford, Montreal, Toronto, Detroit, Nashville and more.
“12/02 - Medford, MA - Deep Cuts & 12/03 - Montreal, QC - La Sotterenea & 12/04 - Toronto, ON - The Garrison & 12/05 - Detroit, MI - Lager House & 12/07 - Nashville, TN - The End & 12/08 - Louisville, KY - The Burl LLC & 12/09 - Pittsburgh, PA - Bottlerocket Social Hall & 12/10 - Washington, DC - Songbyrd Music House & 12/11 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s & 12/12 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom & 01/23 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right + 05/01 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church * 05/04 - Washington, DC @ Union Stage * 05/05 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall * 05/07 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West * 05/10 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village * 05/11 - Whitefish Bay, WI @ The Argo * 05/12 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club * 05/15 - Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s * & with Wild Pink + with Horsepower * with Hudson Freeman”
The one thing
Hiding Places released 'Paradise' single with lyrics exploring change and personal realization.





