Heartbreaking Ballad Premiered
on Americana and Country Media Outlets
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Independent singer-songwriter, Hannah Bethel, has released the deeply personal and emotionally riveting single, “The House Is On Fire.” The song was premiered this week at Americana Highways and The Boot. Stream and purchase the single at this link.
Bethel penned “The House Is On Fire” and co-produced the song with Jeff Huskins. The single is a heart wrenching ballad that showcases Bethel’s plaintive vocal and intensely deep story-telling lyrics set to the simple musical accompaniment of electric and steel guitars. The song tells the story of a relationship gone bad, with one person seeing everything as being okay while the other equates the situation with an all-consuming flame that is destroying the union.
“He’ll swear that he can’t smell the smoke
But I can’t breathe, no I can’t cope
And he’s blinded by the love we used to have
But I’m not what I thought I was
He’s holding back and I’m too much
And I don’t think it’s ever been this bad
God help us, the well has run dry
And he don’t have a single tear to cry
I’m getting so tired
And the house is on fire”
Bethel’s cinematic style of songwriting is garnering well-deserved attention for her across multiple genres, and with each new single she takes her listeners in a completely new direction. Starting with her late-2018 release “Train,” a rollicking track that married rock and pop elements, to her last single, “Rhinestone Rodeo,” a delicate ballad which highlighted her ethereal vocals in an acoustic-based country/Americana styled track, to the soul-baring melancholy vibe of “The House Is On Fire,” she continues to defy categorization. On that note, Bethel states: “I have found the most forward movement in my career and peace in my heart when I write about what I am immediately experiencing, and release songs based on my intuition.”
Her songs are also being recorded by other artists. One of Bethel’s teenaged musical influences, Nineties hit-maker, Jamie O’Neal, recently debuted “Wreck Me,” live on the stage of the Opry. Co-written with O’Neal, Rachele Lynae and Bethel, the song will be included on O’Neal’s next album.
Bethel is currently writing and recording music for her forthcoming EP. She recently wrapped her very successful spring/summer “Rhinestone Rodeo Tour” which took her and her band to seven states across America and included a sold out show at Nashville’s City Winery Lounge.
In a significant career milestone, Bethel also recently garnered a Featured Artist endorsement from Gretsch® Guitars, and “The House Is On Fire” is underpinned with the signature electric Gretsch sound.
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