Posts Tagged ‘The Hiders’

” Memory believes before knowing remembers ” . A cryptic quote from Faulkner that bannered The Hiders website and hinted at their own cryptic trajectory and identification with the disenfranchised.

Perhaps a self-fulfilling prophecy of their namesake, The Hiders have slipped through the mainstream cracks but after over a decade of watching bands rise and fall they have persisted and have become a stalwart of the Midwest music scene. Developing a cult fan base, creating a seamless and consistent body of work and garnering ‘off the radar’ success with international record sales and some high-profile licensing. This is the second album from Cincinnati’s The Hiders

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The HIDERS – ” Totem “

Posted: March 22, 2015 in MUSIC
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After a decade playing together, The Hiders have long figured out their strengths: splendid harmonies; slow-building, worth-the-wait songs; and, most of all, tight musicianship with perfectly chosen parts played for each moment.

In addition to these strengths, Totem, the band’s fifth album, showcases well-crafted lyrics, particularly on the clever “Jesus Was a Cowboy,” which brings unique takes to potentially well-worn clichés and delivers lines like “If God was a bullet/And I was a gun/He’d point me at Calvary/And shoot His own Son.”

With Totem, come for the music, stay for the words, and enjoy The Hiders at their best.