“High Road” is a song that helps you find your inner peace. From the soft acoustics and hard bass drum to the cursive/muffled vocals, Orlando Hotopf finds a way to captivate listeners with his signature sound. The guitar strummings and light piano melody open the song for the listeners to destress themselves from the outside world. The drums and cymbals keep the steady and lively feeling like one’s heartbeat as they hike a long, strenuous path to their destination.
Hotopf said High Road is about his nostalgia for his early 20s. “The endless nights and countless bad decisions (which I don’t regret) I made whilst searching for something I couldn’t quite find,” he said on SubmitHub. It truly shows in his song, especially through lyrics like these:
“And we were out for days
Living alone like we did when we were
And you’re so ride or die in your ways
Always there looking down from above me,
“High Road” is easy to listen to while studying, working, or reading. It’s a great sync placement for a feel-good indie movie or a scene showcasing healing and inner peace.
Orlando Hotopf is a Stockholm-based singer/songwriter from London. He has been active in the music industry since he was 13. He played, toured, and shared stages with bands such as Ásgeir, Bombay Bicycle Club, Young the Giant and Grant Nicholas while working as a session musician for Tenterhook/Archie Faulks, FREYR, Linn Koch-Emmery and Kid Wave. Hotopf started his solo activities in 2020 with his debut single “Confession”. More than 60 blogs and playlists picked up the song and radio stations in Norway and the United States played it. Hotopf’s second single “Growing Pains” was featured in 50 blogs and magazines, including Indie Folk Central, Mahogany and Aperion. “Growing Pains” got over 100k streams on all platforms.
“High Road” is one of two new singles Hotopf plans to release in 2024. It comes out on August 21st, and his second single, Half Light, comes out on October 23rd.
