As Living Arrows have shared their new single, “Hides”, that released on March 5. Back in mid-January 2024, Tom Hill recorded the track in London at The Bookhouse Recording Studio. It’s the first bit of new music that As Living Arrows released since their first record, In The Absence Of, back in 2022.
Stream “Hides” here.
Alongside the new single, As Living Arrows put out an accompanying music video. It was captured and compiled over the course of a single day’s recording session. Lizzie Dorning was the videographer that directed and filmed it.
It’s about someone navigating a tragedy of a relationship that’s in free-fall, when the protagonist turns to alcohol which only acccelerates their downfall. It craftts a vividly auditory experience that makes the listener feel like the protagonist goigg through this descent into chaos. It is a stark reminder of the destructive power of escapism and nudges towards the realisation that some things can’t (or shouldn’t) be saved.
The single’s artwork was created by Emma Ruth Rundle. It’s meant to be a haunting piece to match the song’s macabre feel. It portrays a solitary lamb under a night sky.
