(Cover art by Kathy Callahan)
Rochester, MN's Dylan Hilliker normally spent his days managing bands (Why Not, Gully Boys) and putting together the yearly Rockchester music festival. However, without the ability to host live shows or for bands to tour, Hilliker found himself drawn into music in a different way.
Over the spring and summer of 2020, he picked up his guitar again and started writing. Time spent processing our universal isolation translated into The Great Pause, Hilliker's debut album under the Horse Tornado moniker; "Make the Bend" is our first taste.
This technically isn't a new project — Hilliker dumped six years' worth of demos on the Horse Tornado Bandcamp page in 2018. But "Make the Bend" marks a much more focused and deliberate launch. Local friends from Greentop, Why Not, and Hilliker's old band Dystonia contribute across the record, with songwriter Zach Zurn handling the production.
"Make the Bend" starts innocuously enough. Acoustic guitar and vocals shimmer and grow into full-fledged chamber folk. Small production touches, strings peeking in from the background, a cavernous crescendo to the finale — everything comes together to create a quietly remarkable song.
The Great Pause is out March 19 via Three Birds Music. Stream "Make the Bend" below.
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