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"I'll Leave a Light On" is the second single released from 2026's "How to Cast a Shadow".

Official video created by Simon Ward for 1d3ntity (https://identity-media.co.uk).

Ray Alder on this track: "'I'll Leave a Light On' is much heavier than anything on Really Good Terrible Things, the first NSE album. It has a darker melancholic feel that fits well on this album. I loosely based the lyrics on a character from my favorite sci-fi series. I won't say which, but they do use the quote 'out there in the black'."

Personnel: Ray Alder (Vocals), Jim Matheos (Guitar / Programming), Dennis Leeflang (Drums).

Published by Metal Blade Records. Buy the album at metalblade.com/northseaechoes.

The lead single off North Sea Echoes' second full-length album "How to Cast a Shadow".

Official music video released by Metal Blade Records.

Written, performed, and recorded by Jim Matheos and Ray Alder, featuring acoustic drum performance by Dennis Leeflang.

Mixed and produced by Jim Matheos. Mastered by Harry Hess at HBomb Mastering.

The fifth single off the debut album "Really Good Terrible Things".

Animated official video created by Nadeera Abeywansha.

Ray Alder shares on the lyrical narrative: "A man experiences a psychotic episode in which he hears voices. I think this is pretty obvious. This was the last song written for the album. It almost didn’t make it. Jim thought the album was a bit too short so we added it last minute. I’m glad we did. It’s one of my favorites."

The fourth single off "Really Good Terrible Things".

Animated official video created by Patrick Atkins (https://www.patrickatkins.co.uk/). Visit his website to view storyboards from the video.

Ray Alder shares on "Throwing Stones": "This is a strange one. Some people have a fear of happiness. They feel that something painful always follows pleasure. So they're sort of locked into this world where they try to feel nothing. It's called Cherophobia."

Patrick Atkins also created the artwork for Fates Warning's album "Long Day Good Night" and an animated video for "Begin Again".

The third single off "Really Good Terrible Things"

Video credits: Director / Camera / Editor / FX: David Brodsky for MyGoodEye Music Visuals. Producer / Cameras: Allison Woest.

When asked what fans can expect from the new track, Alder keeps it short and not-so-sweet, “I think this one is pretty dark.”

The second single off "Really Good Terrible Things", featuring both Ray Alder and Jim Matheos.

Video credits: Director / Camera / Editor / FX: David Brodsky for MyGoodEye Music Visuals. Producer / Cameras: Allison Woest.

Ray Alder shares on the lyrical concepts behind "Unmoved": "Some people dealing with depression often exhibit a remarkable ability to conceal their inner struggles by presenting a façade of happiness to the world."

The first single off "Really Good Terrible Things".

Lyric Video by Simon Ward for 1d3ntity - identity-media.co.uk

Matheos shares, “with Ray’s lyrics about ending and beginnings, it felt like a good mood to start off with.”

Alder adds, “The line ‘we’re a cloud behind the moon’ is referring to the fact that we are all basically an impossibility. Yet here we are. And we will go on until we can’t. I’m speaking of inevitability.”