Victoria’s Hillsboro Shares New Single, “Exit Plan,” Along With Music Video
After making their commercial radio debut on The Zone 91.3 as ‘May’s ‘Band of the Month,’ Hillsboro has released a new music video for their single, “Exit Plan,” the next single off of their upcoming debut-LP which will be available September 15, 2023.
The self-titled LP brandishes a dark pop that encourages listeners to indulge in their everyday angst. The 10-track project was predominantly self-recorded by the band, with co-production by Jon Epworth in Victoria, BC.
As the world was shutting down, Nima Walker was sinking into his own cycle of destructive whims, including severe scenes of drug abuse, destruction of property, and mental health crises. Love lost, existential agony and superfluous ambitions inevitably turned to distress, realization, and an effort to escape.
The album and its lyrics became an outlet, a diary of the darkest moments, a place of solace to record and reflect his newfound intoxication with self-ruin. Fortunately, Walker recognized that he could and needed to find a way out. All of this leads up to Hillsboro’s first LP. The album romanticizes what it feels like to be dragged out well beyond your limit, but doesn’t discredit the experience.
Above all, Hillsboro offers a way out, the sound of dodging trouble by the skin of your teeth, and a direct response to present-day anxiety. Walker’s entire creative ethos centers around unapologetic catharsis and vulnerability. Hillsboro creates a world in which fear and shame are excavated in an ecstatic fever, building a community that doesn’t hide its pain but is instead keen to share and destroy it.
Review
At just over the 3-minute mark, “Exit Plan” radiates intense emotion and turmoil. With its chilling rhythm and vocals, the track explores themes of frustration and the yearning for release.
The chorus hits hard with its repeated line “Let me be your void, I’m yours to destroy,” which captures a sense of surrender, where the narrator willingly becomes a vessel for someone else’s pain or anger.
Overall, “Exit Plan” is a captivating release that explores deep human emotions, urging listeners to embrace vulnerability and confront inner turmoil, all while providing an immersive and captivating musical experience.