Indie rockers Para Lia present a new video for ‘Hawk Hill’ single

In support of their new ‘Hawk Hill’ single, melodic alternative / indie rock duo Para Lia have revealed their new video, created by multmedia artist Ralf Schuster. A special Bandcamp edition also features two additional tracks: ‘Over It (single version)’ and ‘On My Way Home’.

Para Lia is an indie/ alternative rock duo based in Cottbus (near Berlin), influenced by the rhythms and tones of ‘90s alt-rock and the synth density of ‘80s darkwave.. Their own sound blends melodic guitars, along with distinctive lead guitar and resonant synths.

Comprised of René Methner (all instruments and vocals) and Cindy Methner (backing vocals), both artists were both raised in the eastern part of a divided Germany but met many years later.

“Hawk Hill is about my love/hate relationship with the small insignificant town of Falkenberg, where I spent my childhood. In German, ‘Falke’ means hawk and ‘Berg’ means mountain. But in fact Falkenberg has no hawks or mountains. The words ‘Hawk Hill Lane’ popped into my head one day while working on a guitar riff – it was a ‘Penny Lane’ moment, reminding me of the street I walked down every day to go to school. The vocals reflect today’s view on a town with the same fate as many small towns in rural East Germany,“ says René Methner.

“After big political changes in early 90’s Germany, many jobs were lost, youth moved out, schools and cultural centres closed, the cash flow stopped and small towns like Falkenberg fell dormant – kind of like a dead end street. You still can smell the fragrance of the past. Both Cindy and I grew up in Falkenberg and even lived on the same street, but we never met back then. We met years later and understood that we’ve walked the same streets and shared the same roots – a great good omen for walking hand in hand into the future.”

Para Lia’s band name was born of their love for Greece, with para lia, (παραλία) meaning “coast” or “beach” in Greek – a name full of mystery but optimism, which both has history and evokes a balance of the masculine and feminine.

“Hawk Hill versus Falkenberg…. Nevermind, the filming is done anyway. René had asked me to shoot a video for this song, which is about the town of his youth. There is romanticism surrounding the railway and the sadness of deindustrialization is unavoidable,” explains the video’s creator Ralf Schuster.

This new single release follows hot on the trail of their debut album ‘Soap Bubble Dreams’, a collection of 10 tracks that released in March 2019.

The ‘Hawk Hill’ single is out now on digital platforms, including iTunesand Spotify. The special Bandcamp exclusive edition also includes two equally strong tracks, available at https://paralia.bandcamp.com/album/hawk-hill.

TRACK LIST
1. Hawk Hill
2. Over It (single version)
3. On My Way Home

CREDITS
René Methner – Vocals, Guitars, Bassguitar, Mellotron, Keys, Drum Programming,
Cindy Methner – Vocals
Words and music, mixing and production by René Methner
Mastering by turnstylemastering, Berlin

YouTube https://youtu.be/YiplJ-eh2W8
Soundcloudhttps://soundcloud.com/para-lia/hawk-hill/s-TgPGB
Bandcamphttps://paralia.bandcamp.com/album/hawk-hill
‘Higher and Away’ (2018)https://youtu.be/EwObb0v8Dwg
Photo by Christiane Schleifenbaum

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