“BUT YOU STILL KNOW” BY HALO RIDER: A HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL MELODY OF DESPAIR
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Beyond the physical is a song that heals, a song that pierces your soul, a song that makes you feel part of it and a song that gets you in your feels cos it speaks to your heart and such melody with a haunting atmosphere is what HALO RIDER has crafted for us on their latest single titled “But You Still Know”. A song that beautifully encapsulates their ability to craft sounds that goes beyond conventional music boundaries. A sound that brings this acoustic front porch tunes with fuzzed-out electric elements which immediately captures your attention and let’s you immerse yourself in the song’s themes.
Well if you know HALO RIDER well, you’d know how powerful their live performances are, and the way they incorporate them into their songs to give the listener a feel of the song’s message. You don’t get it much, so when you chance on one, make sure to devour it and this song is one hell of a song. What’s beautiful about this song is how it carries this cinematic atmosphere blended with surreal lyrics and evocative instrumentation to give the listener an impressive listening experience. Man the song is soo intriguing and beautifully crafted with the way it pans out, how they sang it and the kinda haunting atmosphere it generates, it’s just a mesmerizing experience. The song makes you feel like as tho, you’re in a world where a battle is upon you and you’ve to survive through all the pain and struggles, where your dreams are at risk of being haunted because war is upon you. The band led by Markus James with his unique vocals, guitars, percussion, and banjo along with Anne Harris who adds extra layers of sound to the band’s creation with fiddle/violins, together they have a crafted a song that opens with this amusing lines like “riding high in a helium soul,” which immediately pulls you to the song’s freaky nature. The song then goes on to emphasis on this journey we all partake, a life filled with uncertainties, dreams and hopes, yet the struggles and pain of them being quashed before they even actualize lingers as we all battle it out with invisible or unforeseeable hinders. Sometimes you’d give it your all and may go unnoticed or even people trying to rubbish your efforts but yet still they will know, yes people will know, especially those who tries to diminish you. What I love most about the song is how everything shines, then the ability of the song to give you room to ponder on things and how things could have been. Then those instruments, wow, the fiddle solos climbing high and bringing this mesmerizing melodies along with the guitars, the quality of sound and production in there to make each element or instrument shine is immaculate and I love it. It’s a mysterious journey where one has to do everything to make it to the top, the highs and lows may come, but you’ve gotta know your efforts may not be forgotten. It’s like a relationship, they know very well you did your best for them, but they will still go tell people you were useless, when actually you did move mountains for them, but even if the people believe them, the actual person still knows. It’s one track that offers listeners room to fall in love with it, the way it soaks you into its atmosphere and feels is unmatched and captivating.
Well “But You Still Know” by HALO RIDER is indeed a masterpiece of creativity and innovation infused with exhilarating lyrics, beautiful melodies topped with powerful vocals that gives listeners a touching listening experience and one that will stay with them forever. It’s a song that gives you room to fall in love with it and reflect on those moments. They have created a song that goes beyond conventional music boundaries. So why don’t you go ahead and give this song a listen and have a feel of how good music taste. ENJOY!! Make sure to check them out on the links below for more;
https://www.tiktok.com/@haloridermusicofficial
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https://www.instagram.com/haloridermusic/
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