NEEDTOBREATHE is excited to announce the "Forever On Your Side (Niles City Sound Sessions).” It’s a new collection of songs that were made over the course of a few weeks while the band was in Fort Worth, TX with the producer trio Niles City Sound. When talking about the upcoming release, the band said "This music documents the season that we’re in as a band right now... and we wanted to put it in your hands as fast as possible.”
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Love Knows No End| Posted July 17, 2018
This EP contains four songs that the band recorded over a few weeks while the band was in Fort Worth, Texas with the producer trio Niles City Sound. The EP gives us a good idea where the constantly evolving band is now. Below are a few comments about each of the new songs:
Bridges Burn – This was the first song released from the EP. It opens with piano and hand-clap. Bear Rinehart sings that it’s time for moving on as there as some things you can’t forget. He wants to watch all his bridges burn and dance in the light of a lesson learned. He wants to leave everything that hurts and never go back to the way they were. The mid-tempo song builds gradually over a passionate vocal.
Key lyric: I need to find somewhere I can believe. I need to know there's a chance we can be.
Darling – This beautiful song has Bear singing over acoustic guitar. He is singing to his wife, wanting to talk to her on the phone while he’s on the road and she’s at home. He just wants to be home with her, the only thing that carries him through. He acknowledges that it’s hard for her to be at home, taking care of the house on her own. As the song builds, light instrumentation and backing vocals supplement Bear’s vocals. Key lyric: I don't wanna do this alone.
Bullets – This song opens with guitar, and then moves into a rock beat, with drum, organ, horns, keys and backing vocals. The song is about how you can’t put the bullets back into a gun, can’t undo what we have done or said, which is a tough lesson we have to learn. Musically, it’s the most interesting song on the collection.
Key lyric: Don't let your heart be stone, don't be the bitter one.
Forever On Your Side – The closing song was the only song that hadn’t been released prior to the full EP being released, and it’s my favorite song on the EP. It features husband and wife duo Johnnyswim (Amanda Sudano and Abner Ramirez) on backing vocals. The band has indicated that this song was written for their fans who have been with them since the very beginning. The song begins with guitar and then builds with drums and banjo. The lyrics are uplifting and encouraging. We don’t know what’s around the bend but love knows no end and he’ll be forever on her side. Like Jesus, he will carry her every time because he’s forever on her side. With Johnnyswim joining the band on tour, this song will sound amazing live.
Key lyric: Take my hand when you can't see the light, ‘cause I'm forever on your side.
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