Exclusive video premiere of ‘Pinky Promise’ by Hadees Market, taken from the latest album, ‘Missives at the Turn’.

‘Pinky Promise’ is the second video from the Hadees Market debut full-length album ‘Missives at the Turn’.

“The song was written in response to a dare put down several years ago by an on-air radio DJ in Yakima, Washington. She said “There are all kinds of songs named after women,” and gave some examples. Then, she said “how come no one ever wrote a song about ‘Lauren’?” Well, Lauren, as I pinky promised that day, here’s your song.

Hadees Market combines elegant and salty poetic imagery and soulful vocals with appropriately riffing or glistening guitar per song. It’s the longtime musical endeavor of performing songwriter Greg Williamson, joined by other US Pacific Northwest musicians on studio recordings. When Hadees Market has played live shows in 2021, it has been with this lineup Williamson on guitar and vocals, Chris Livesay of The Civilians on bass, and Tommy Simpson on drums (who is also in the Seattle band Fale). For inspiration, they combine the beauty of vintage classics like the 60s ‘Rubber Soul’ or ‘Revolver’ with the folk-rock/power pop of the 90s This Perfect World.

The album’s twelve tracks were recorded at Earwig Studio and co-produced by its owner Don Farwell (from the band Suitcase) with Williamson. The band has most recently played out with Saint Hussy and Yeti, Set Go.

Williamson’s work as a drummer has been featured on a handful of full-length releases and EPs (on cassettes, vinyl, and CDs) since the 1980’s, as has his songwriting. As Hadees Market, Williamson released an EP called ‘Cherries’ on CD in 2003. He released another EP, ‘To the Island, From the Lake’, on streaming platforms in 2021. The full-length release ‘Missives at the Turn’, features six songs from the 2021 EP updated with additional vocals and instrumentation, and six previously unreleased songs.

Headline photo: Greg Don Farwell

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