Your House

Album: Open Wide (2024)
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Songfacts®:

  • "Your House" explores the wreckage of destructive relationships and the allure of unhealthy attachments. According to frontman Elijah Hewson, the song reflects the universal tendency to pursue something - or someone - that's plainly not good for you.

    "It's about chasing a destructive force in your own life," he told NME.
  • The title, "Your House," encapsulates Hewson's yearning to be part of someone's life even when that connection teeters on the edge of toxicity. The key line in the chorus, "I'm going to your house tonight," is both a literal declaration and a metaphorical surrender - a statement of dogged determination to belong somewhere, even if it's a place you're better off avoiding.
  • A sonic cocktail of '70s rock nostalgia, synth-laden textures, hypnotic drumbeats and ethereal vocals, the track is produced by Kid Harpoon, known for his work on Harry Styles' Harry's House. The House Gospel Choir elevates the track further with their soaring voices.
  • The verses have a casual, almost detached tone, while the chorus surges with a spiritual intensity, capturing the emotional push-pull of clinging to something that's bad for you.

    "We're an ambitious band that wants to create anthemic music, especially when things feel so destructive," Hewson said, summing up the track's ethos.
  • "Your House" showcases a significant evolution in Inhaler's sound. "We had that song for a while, and it was going down a road that we all liked, but we weren't in love with it just yet so everyone was holding onto the track," bassist Robert Keating explained.

    While working with Kid Harpoon, the band wondered how they could make it a little different. This led them to trying out different stuff. "We eventually ended up doing the intro keyboard thing one day, which re-informed the song and made us view it in a new way," Keating said.

    Then Kid Harpoon suggested bringing in the gospel singers, which added a new layer to the song.
  • "Your House" serves as the lead single for Inhaler's third album, Open Wide, a record heavily inspired by their adopted muse, New York City. The band even referred to The Big Apple as their "second home" in an Instagram post.
  • The accompanying video, directed by Jovan Todorovic, is a surreal narrative set in the streets of New York. It follows a woman, played by model Daisy Cvitkovic, as she weaves through the city clutching a mysterious briefcase. Inside that briefcase? None other than Elijah Hewson being jostled around as the woman moves through the city.

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