Album Review: Palehound Shows “A Place I’ll Always Go” Is To Her Heart

Palehound’s A Place I’ll Always Go should really be called The Only Person You Can Turn To, Ultimately, Is Yourself. Yes, I know that title and notion is always grim to absorb, but it is true. Everything in life, good or bad, is temporary, yet the only person you will always have access to is yourself. Thus, why have you not discovered or furthered yourself more is a question Palehound confronts amongst her revolving door of relationships.

Again, people come in and out of our life, for better or worse. The intensity of an entrance and exit of somebody derives importance only in how you are left with yourself. “Room”, “Backseat”, and “Feeling Fruit” thematically embrace that your relationships’ journey only goes where you follow not where your partner leads because, in essence, you never lose the steer of your life’s drive. At times, people come in that are so supremely wonderful or awful that they seemingly imprint on our person such as in, “Carnations” and “At Night I’m Alright With You”. Having their impact can make you feel like you are one with him or her, which is why goodbye, to whatever sentimental degree, is always impactful. Personally, I love this message, especially, because Palehound is such a young woman, and learning this core life lesson will certainly help her in future situations, and, of course, in creating songs that heal both her and her listeners. “If You Met Her” is Palehound’s heartfelt dedication to a friend that passed away. Dealing with the love she has for this person even though she is gone has not been easy. Yet she has learned how to carry that love and give it in a new way to her friend by loving better those that are and come into her life . Although a gorgeous message,Palehound understands that affirmations only go so far. Sometimes, all the pretty quotes and positive actions cannot overcome that losing someone sucks. Hence, she lyrically balances pain and confusion with a sincere search for hope.

Every ending truly is a new beginning, and Palehound has a voice that ruminates like, a statue coming to life. As she sheds the emotional stones and malignant marble that has frozen her skin/ heart into numbness, she uses noise-rock as a platform to her re-birth. She fuzzes her guitar strings like one would tease their hair; combing and mashing her follicles/ chords until they become one and stand high. Meanwhile, her drums and keys tap and drip as if they were leaking from a hole in a sonic wall. I use such analogies, ultimately, to reference that Palehound’s record is about breaking and rebuilding yourself according to the love you gain and the goodbyes you must claim. With a voice that vapes through her instrumentals as if her guitar were inhaling her, you cannot help but zero in on an artist that seems too light to feel or know such heavy things. For More Infomation On Palehound And To Buy A Place I’ll Always Go On June 16 Click Here.