Released as a stand-alone single, “The Witching Hour (Live at Junk Drawer Records)'' fully encompasses McKenna Kasowski’s plunge into an elevated, ominous folk rock sound.
Penned solely by McKenna Kasowski, “The Witching Hour” follows the storyline of a narrator who finds herself falling for a person with a checkered past, similar to her own. In the bridge, the narrator ponders the responsibility of loving someone despite the consequences of their dark history.
Esoteric lyrics, combined with haunting background vocals and guitar melodies, work tastefully to provide a spooky soundscape that leaves the listener craving more.
Production Credits:
Recorded live at Junk Drawer Records in Clyde, TX. Music video filmed and edited by Gaje Garrett.
Audio Engineer/Lead Guitar/BGVs: Jordan Tyler Haynes Keys/BGVs: Ivy Byram
Bass/BGVs: Haydn Bartlow
Percussion: Taylor Barringer
BTS Photography: Josh Engard
Lyrics
A manic moon through an agave glare
A desert spell hanging from my hair
If I were alone I'd just pass out here
But the darkness in me sees the darkness in you
The darkness in me feels the darkness in you
Can you read the runes
Oooh the midnight hour
Oooh the witching hour
Gonna shake your soul
Rattle your bones
By the power
Of the witching hour
Your latest haunt hanging from your breath
Spirits shrouding your silhouette
Since we're alone we'll revel in this mess
Because the darkness in me sees the darkness in you
The darkness in me feels the darkness in you
Can you read the runes
Oooh the midnight hour
Oooh the witching hour
Gonna shake your soul
Rattle your bones
By the power
Of the witching hour
If our skeletons grew legs
And waltzed into the open
Would it be
A travesty
Oooh the midnight hour
Oooh the witching hour
Gonna shake your soul
Rattle your bones
By the power
I'm gonna shake your soul
Rattle your bones
By the power
Of the witching hour
The witching hour
The witching hour