# Hiding Places Release New Single

> Hiding Places drops 'Paradise' single with introspective lyrics and tour dates.
- Title: Hiding Places Release New Single · Stereogum | Shortify
- Summary: Hiding Places drops 'Paradise' single with introspective lyrics and tour dates. Hiding Places released 'Paradise' single with lyrics exploring change and…
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- Source: Stereogum — https://stereogum.com/2517923/hiding-places-paradise/music
- Published: 2026-11-13T16:57:48+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: hiding places, paradise, the secret to good living, audrey keelin, nicholas byrne, michael matsakis, nara avakina, music, culture
## 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
## Key takeaway

Hiding Places released 'Paradise' single with lyrics exploring change and personal realization.