Die Münchener Band OAKHANDS hat mit "P A L M I N G" einen neuen Song samt Musikvideo vorgestellt. Bei OAKHANDS geht es nicht nur um die Musik, sondern auch um ein visuelles Erlebnis. Das bewies bereits die Veröffentlichung der ersten EP "Age of Swans" im Jahr 2016, die von einem Kurzfilm begleitet wurde. Neben der Musik und dem Visuellen geht es vor allem um Gefühle. So kam es auch, dass das Debütalbum "The Shadow of Your Guard Receeding" zu einem Konzeptalbum wurde. Das Konzept befasst sich damit die unentdeckten Facetten der menschlichen Psyche und der Emotionen auszuloten. Musikalisch bewegt sich die Band dabei zwischen Post-Hardcore, Emo und Indie. "P A L M I N G" ist ein Track von eben diesem Debütalbum, welches am 24. April 2020 via This Charming Man Records erschien. Über den Song sagt die Band: 

"P A L M I N G is the result of us trying to make something between a melancholic indie-pop & emo-pop song. We unsure as to whether it would fit the album, but ultimately we think it’s a great addition to the overall tone & dynamic we were trying to achieve. We usually listen to lighter stuff than we actually play and we were trying to incorporate that in some way. That’s why the song’s emotion is “trust”, because its structure is something well known and trusted. Lyric-wise, the song talks about introversion, about actively withdrawing and finding solace in solidarity. But also deals with the social repercussions that come with introversion. There’s an ambivalent feeling in trying to sing about NOT wanting to stand in the spotlight, bearing in mind, that the singer of the lyrics stands in the limelight and centre position of the song. The video deals with this topic too: the actor works his way into the spotlight as he undresses himself more and more as the act of undressing functions as a metaphor for vulnerability in this video. The naked and vulnerable is whitewashed by the effects of confetti and light, and even the acting becomes overly self-confident. A paradox arises and wants to reverse it. The actor undresses, thus surrendering to the public, but appears super self-confident, almost manic, and defies the actual situation."