# “Sing in the Key of the Dead” with TESS AND THE DETAILS’ New Single “Runaway”

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- Published: 2023-10-09T13:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **Tess and The Details**⏎ **“Sing in the Key of the Dead” with****New Single And Music Video “󠀁[RUNAWAY](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=997ce39ab0&e=615f2b8493)󠁿”**

[⌊Tess And The Details⌉⌊Tess And The Details⌉[

#### **From Upcoming Debut Album **_**RUNAWAY**_** **_**via**_** Double Helix Records**

**OCTOBER 5, 2023 (Los Angeles, CA)** – “‘**Runaway**’ is about knowing you’re a
bad influence and going with it anyway,” says **TESS AND THE DETAILS** about their
new single. “Lyrically, it’s about embracing the dark things that live in you and
how, sometimes, what we try to run from is what we should run toward.” The title
track from their upcoming album which will be released on **November 14, 2023** 
_via_ **Double Helix Records**, “Runaway” is the second single from the hardworking
San Francisco-based punk band.

“‘**Runaway**’ was a song that instantly had the appeal that everyone looked for
in a song, and that’s why it ended up being the title track,” explains lead singer**
Tess Stevens**. “No track came easy on this record. We labored over every lyric,
note, and decision related to these twelve songs.” **Tess And The Details**‘ distinct
Bay Area Punk sound calls upon favorites such as **Alkaline Trio**, **Rise Against**,**
Foo Fighters**, and **The Bombpops**.

**Tess And The Details** says of the inspiration for the track, “Tess spent some
time in Las Vegas during the pandemic and [‘**Runaway**’] stemmed from looking up
at the neon lights at night, seeing how people use that town to run from their problems
and just end up creating more. We always try to hide the ugly parts of ourselves
but the lyrics explore what happens when you just embrace them. Plus…the chorus 
is really fun to sing along to.”

**_Watch and listen_**_ to “_**_Runaway_**_” here_: 
[https://ffm.to/details_runaway.OPR](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=de443f19af&e=615f2b8493)

Tess & The Details - Runaway

[⌊Tess & The Details - Runaway⌉⌊Tess & The Details - Runaway⌉
Watch this
video on YouTube

The follow-up to their previous single “**Canary**” (whose Hitchcockian-inspired
video found the band in a “Revenge of the Hitchcock Blonde” sort of plot),” the 
video for “**Runaway**” is a continuation to the performance space setting, taking
place in a cavernous, industrial warehouse in downtown Oakland, CA.

“We’re all gear nerds and aesthetic freaks, so it was important for us to make sure
everything in the setting was deliberate. We’re very happy with the result. We had
a ton of fun performing in this video and can’t wait for people to see it,” says
the band. “With ‘**Runaway**,’ we wanted to do what we love – play our song with
intensity. We always play with tons of energy, so we wanted to have a video clip
that represents that.”

[⌊Tess and the Details⌉⌊Tess and the Details⌉[

**Tess & The Details**
Photo credit: Matthew Medina

**_Runaway_** is replete with an air of anti-establishment, kicking off with the
anthemic “**Blondie’s Gonna Die**,” in which buzzsaw guitars catapult the listener
into the world of **Tess and The Details**. Tess sings with a self-assured forcefulness,“
_When they told me I was crazy / I should’ve listened / I could have just laid down/
Oh the white coats are a comin’ / in straight jackets they’ll be running / all through
this damn ghost town…_” “**Blondie’s Gonna Die**” is followed by “**Canary**,” and
then “**Runaway**,” which evokes familiar bands such as **Green Day** and **No Doubt**,
showcasing Tess’s powerful voice as she belts the rousing chant.

Other tracks on the record, like “**St. of Purgatory**” and “**Johnny**,” are character
driven in the sense that the band took some of their own experiences and wrote about
them through the lens of fictional characters. Tess describes, “We wanted to tell
stories that could feel familiar to everyone, but through a witty and dark lyrical
lens – like the anthemic self destruction of ‘**Runaway**’ or the catchy and melodically
light take on mental torture in ‘**Mania**.’”

**_Runaway_** is full of contradictions, reflecting that humanity also embodies 
such dualities. “We just want to make great songs and see people going nuts to them
when we play live. It’s really pretty simple – **_Runaway_** is just the start of
what we hope will be a really good time.”

**Tess and the Details is**: **Tess Stevens** (_lead vocals/ rhythm guitar_), **
Gideon Berger** (_drums_), **Dustin Galecki** (_lead guitar_), and **Lawrence Hood**(
_bass_). **_Runaway_** was recorded by **Tess Stevens**,** Jacob Light**, and **
Gideon Berger**.

**_Runaway_** will be released on** November 14** _via_ **Double Helix Records**.
Runaway was recorded at **ModernTone Studios** in Lafayette, CA and produced, mixed,
and engineered by **Jacob Light** (Tess Stevens, Michael Patrick Murphy, Tom Rican,
Kat Van Morgan). The band’s new single “**Runaway**” is out today and you can stream/
watch the song here ([https://ffm.to/details_runaway.OPR](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=2b57a1de8f&e=615f2b8493)).

[⌊Tess and the Details album cover⌉⌊Tess and the Details album cover⌉[

**Tracklisting:**

 1.  “Blondie’s Gonna Die”
 2.  “[Canary](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=f2dee7bac6&e=615f2b8493)“
 3.  “[Runaway](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=260599ed34&e=615f2b8493)“
 4.  “Take a Number”
 5.  “Emergency”
 6.  “Unnatural Disaster”
 7.  “Mania”
 8.  “Jester”
 9.  “Johnny”
 10. “Perfect World”
 11. “St. of Purgatory”
 12. “No Grave”

**Social Media:**
[Website](https://tessandthedetails.com/) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/tessandthedetails/)
| [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/3WbXOUMrFsCgJnBnypV3Ql?si=FpYt6ew9QouMoqS0GBgayw&nd=1)

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