After an anticipative few weeks, Palace has finally shared their new EP. Palace officially dropped Someday, Somewhere last night (October 23rd), after previously releasing two tracks from the three-track EP.
In preparation for the EP, Palace released I’ll Be Fine on September 3rd, a song they created during the lockdown. Palace dropped the EPs title track on July 16th. Flesh to the Fallen, Palaces newest track, premiered last night with the EPs release.
Flesh to the Fallen is exactly what the listener would expect from the alternative trio. Beautiful, melancholic, and swimming with emotional-indie sonics, Flesh to the Fallen is Palace all over.
Flesh to the Fallen opens with a rustic guitar, vibrating with a heavy-set reverb. In the opening verse, frontman Leo Wyndham croons forlorn lyrics that allude to nature. Wyndham sings “Wave, I’m a wave-tossed man/Saved, by your hand/She’s my lemonade, she’s my singing savior/Fade, I wanna fade into your future”
The track’s low-tempo tranquility continues in the chorus. Wyndham’s angelic vocals tell of a love that encompasses you, as he sings “I’m falling under/I’m breaking down/I’m like selfish thunder/I hear your sound.”
Palace have also released a 12” vinyl of Someday, Somewhere. The 12” edition of Someday. Somewhere contains Trouble on the Water, an unreleased track from their last album, Life After, a song previously exclusive to the band’s acoustic EP, Hoxa Sessions.
The special edition vinyl, if preordered, comes with a sleeve of artwork signed by the band. More information regarding the Someday, Somewhere vinyl can be found here.
Palace took to social media to ring in the release of Someday, Somewhere. Taking to Instagram, the Live Well hitmakers shared the gorgeous cover art and thanked Caesar Edmunds, who mixed the EP, and Miles Showell of Abbey Road studios, who mastered the EP. Palace fans rejoiced at the celebratory post, which has received over 1900 likes. One excited fan said of the EP: “It’s so good! Thank you for blessing my ears!”
Palace were formed in London in 2014. Frontman Leo Wyndham, guitarist Rupert Turner, and drummer Matt Hodges work seamlessly together, creating a symphony of theatrical melodies dosed with the perfect amount of melancholia, a sound that leaves goosebumps on the skin.
The band sauntered onto the alternative music scene back in 2014 with their debut EP, Lost In The Night. Since then, Palace have released two studio albums, So Long Forever (2016) and their phenomenally successful record, Life After. Wyndham said of their sophomore album: “While there are a couple of different threads to the record, ultimately there’s a romance to it alongside a feeling of looking to the future through a new lens.”
This theme, sadness with touches of hopefulness, reappears in Someday, Somewhere. Wyndham continued, relaying “While being aware of the unknown, you can allow yourself to feel hopeful, stronger and grateful for what you’ve got.”
Someday, Somewhere is out now. The tracklisting of both the digital EP and vinyl EP goes as follows:
Digital EP:
1. Someday, Somewhere
2.I’ll Be Fine
3. Flesh to the Fallen
Vinyl EP:
Side A
1. Someday, Somewhere
2. I’ll Be Fine
Side B
1. Flesh to the Fallen
2. Trouble on the Water
