{"id":22170,"date":"2016-08-04T05:07:20","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T04:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=22170"},"modified":"2016-08-04T05:07:20","modified_gmt":"2016-08-04T04:07:20","slug":"a-glimpse-at-highland-kites-ep-let-me-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/08\/a-glimpse-at-highland-kites-ep-let-me-run\/","title":{"rendered":"A Glimpse At Highland Kites EP Let Me Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_22171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22171\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22171\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/08\/a-glimpse-at-highland-kites-ep-let-me-run\/unspecified-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/unspecified.jpg?fit=1600%2C1066&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1066\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"unspecified\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Highland Kites feature their latest EP Let Me Run&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/unspecified.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-22171 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/unspecified.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Highland Kites feature their latest EP Let Me Run\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Highland Kites feature their latest EP Let Me Run<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">LA based duo Highland Kites offer up their latest single &#8216;This War Inside&#8217; as a free MP3 download via Magnet. &#8216;This War Inside&#8217; is off the duos recently released EP, Let Me Run, which features a nice blend of indie and folk rock with vague elements of electronic music. Recently Magnet featured Highland Kites in their magazine which also provided a link to the free MP3 download of their single &#8216;This War Inside&#8217;.\u00a0 Download &#8216;This War Inside&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/jkbb49k4wymya99\/03%20This%20War%20Inside.mp3?dl=0\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Another outstanding song on the new EP, &#8216;Let Me Run&#8217;, was featured in Free Bike Valet whom noted about the title track that,\u00a0&#8220;With help from producer Raymond Richards (<strong>Local Natives<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Avid Dancer<\/strong>), the mellow track embraces a somber, haunting opening yet eventually crescendos into their signature folk-laced, majestic indie rock.&#8221; You can stream the single &#8216;Let Me Run&#8217; on Soundcloud.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Let Me Run EP by Highland Kites by Highland Kites\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F213560282&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640&#038;secret_token=s-yG3dc\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The entire EP is also available to stream via Soundcloud and can also be downloaded anytime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For singer and songwriter Marissa Lamar music became her ultimate savior as she spent most of her 20&#8217;s very sick from Lyme disease, forcing her into immense doubt and despair. Her songwriting helped her to persevere and overcome her crippling illness. She eventually teamed up with drummer Neil Briggs and formed Highland Kites in 2014.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">To learn more about the indie duo Highland Kites and the new EP, Let Me Run, check out their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.highlandkites.com\/\">website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/highlandkites\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/highland_kites\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/highlandkites\/\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_22172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22172\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22172\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/08\/a-glimpse-at-highland-kites-ep-let-me-run\/unspecified-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/unspecified-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"unspecified\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Let Me Run cover art&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/unspecified-1.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-22172 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/unspecified-1.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Highland Kites-Let Me Run cover art\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Highland Kites-Let Me Run cover art<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LA based duo Highland Kites offer up their latest single &#8216;This War Inside&#8217; 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