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"Hold Tight" b​/​w "My Ride"

by Matthew Himes

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1.
Hold Tight 04:04
Hold tight, We're gonna make it right. It's midnight, And you're the one besides. And we know how the way it goes When it just ain't right. And we can feel the way it's real When we look inside. Sleep tight We're gonna be alright. Now may your dreams all be fulfilled Until the morning light. And we've seen what a mess there's been Since the times were right. And we know how the way it goes When the moon is high. New light, We made it through the night. Now may your day be warm And born of all that's good and bright. And we know how the way it goes When it just ain't right. And we can see the things to be Between you and I.
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My Ride 03:21
When I die, Please take me sailing, For that final ride Behind the veil. And when I go, Please be beside me, And I'll take my own time Nowhere. For my ride, Set me in water, That I might yet to rest Upon that distant shore. And for my ride, Please be beside me. And I'll take my own time Nowhere. Let me ride That holy river. Lay me down there Deep beneath the waves. And when I ride That holy water, Well I'll take my own time Nowhere.

about

As we receive this new offering from Matthew Himes we enter hazy fields of wildflower, a waking dream not entirely unfamiliar.

Following the path of last year's solo full length "Hemlock & Bergamot", Himes delivers two new fresh cut blossoms of drifting songcraft. The lead single "Hold Tight" is a comforting promise of better times to come, one day at a time, while the flip side "My Ride" is a sort of pre-post mortem, speaking to lost friends and ashes unspread.

The music is transmitted from times before and yet to be, from long boat trips on slow moving bodies of water, and care-free days now seemingly gone forever.

credits

released July 22, 2022

All words and music by Matthew Himes.

Written, performed and recorded in Winter / Spring 2022.
Minneapolis, MN


Himes sings and plays acoustic, electric and bass guitars, with electric piano, lap steel, trombone, synthesizer, and electronics.





Mixing assistance and mastering for lathe by Jason Millard.


Cover photography by Amy McNally.

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