Evelyn Gray drops second single from upcoming album
I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR MY LIFE, Evelyn Gray’s second album, is now only a month away. Two weeks ago, lead single “AIR” gave us a glimpse into the darkness surrounding this record’s themes with a bang. Now the second single, “HIDING // I SEE HIM EACH DAY // DIE BY MY OWN HAND” is here.
The intro to “HIDING” feels massive yet deceptive. We are homed in on an image of a single voice only to find we are surrounded in the room we find ourselves in. Every time I think I’ve detected every vocal layer I register a new one. Getting past the displacing mental image the vocals here are much different than “AIR” or any other of Evelyn’s tracks in being a bit more singsong but still with the aura of strength all her music has.
Similar to “AIR,” however, there is an element like an intrusive thought only now instead of wishing for the end it's laced with paranoia. For an entire minute, though it can feel even grander, she repeats the line “I see him each day,” over and over in different tones and energies. We go from simply speaking the fact to saying it nervously, to screaming it at the end of our wit. It feels like viewing months to years of stress in a single, converged moment in time. The song’s outro feels like the end of the stress and ends abruptly as if we either actually see the end or we walked in only for the narrator to completely calm down once they aren’t alone.
While both singles definitely have distinct styles they’re working toward a great complete picture. FIGHTING releases November 1st, but you can find both singles thus far below.
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