The Pale White returns with new single ‘Lost In The Moment’
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Newcastle grown trio, The Pale White, formed in 2016 with brothers Adam and Jack Hope at its forefront. When Tom Booth joined, the three-piece put their heads together to release a heavily praised self-titled EP. After the rollout of many singles and yet another EP entitled Take Me to the Strange, their debut Infinite Pleasure met streaming services. In 2023, the band compiled previous singles into another EP, A New Breed, signalling to listeners that a new album was in the works. With this came the anticipated announcement of their sophomore record, The Big Sad. As a small taste of what’s to come, The Pale White gifted fans and new listeners The Big Sad’s first single - Lost In The Moment.
Where Infinite Pleasure sets its scene with a haunting title-track and consistently follows through with an electrifying, bass-heavy aura, it seems that The Big Sad spins The Pale White in a contrasting direction.
Lost In The Moment serves as the entry point of The Big Sad. A vintage riff combines with glittery percussive elements, but then explodes as the chorus is introduced. Although it is comprised of the expected rock sound The Pale White has established, Lost In The Moment proves that the trio has taken time to ensure each point of the song serves a particular purpose. When Adam Hope say he is floating on a cloud through a moment in time, he says it mystically, but with chest. The lyrics may lean repetitive, but the band uses the instrumentals to enforce the song’s intent. Bells ring and vocals gracefully descend into silence, leaving listeners on a cliffhanger. In less than four minutes, The Pale White tells a sonically intricate and theatrical, yet explosive story.
Although only one track has graced streaming services thus far, it is easy to say that this sophomore record is promising. The grand Lost In The Moment has given the rest of the tracks on The Big Sad some pretty big shoes to fill.
