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Acclaimed alt rock band The Yagas, fronted by Oscar and Emmy-nominated actress Vera Farmiga, has released their new single “Runaway” along with an epic music video. The 80s-inspired, synth-heavy track marks a stylistic change for The Yagas yet still showcases Farmiga’s commanding vocals and the band’s blistering power. The love song, produced by the band’s keyboardist Renn Hawkey along with Brian Virtue (Jane’s Addiction, Deftones), implores the listener to run like hell toward wherever makes you feel happier, freer, healthier, because love is reason enough to run. CLICK HERE to listen to “Runaway.”
Just in time for Halloween, the track’s music video depicts The Yagas band members as the ghostly house band of an old asylum. Farmiga plays a former patient and as her walls and sanity close in, she commits a spectacular escape. CLICK HERE to watch the official music video for “Runaway,” directed by Sam Reiss.
“This song stems from a time long ago when our young child’s autism diagnosis had left Renn and I frightened and full of questions,” shares Farmiga. “Now, 16 years later, our daughter has opened our hearts and changed the way we see the world. She has brought more light and joy into our lives than we could have imagined. Being her parents is one of the great privileges of our lives. We can finally hold both truths in the same song: the fear we felt then and the light we see now. We’re releasing ‘Runaway’ now because we finally understand where we were going – toward her, toward each other, toward joy.”
“‘Runaway’ is a love song invitation,” Farmiga adds. “The longing is universal: to want to leave behind whatever made life feel unpredictable, dark, or small and run toward, you name it, illumination, compassion, something more sane. It’s for anyone who has ever looked at the special person beside them and thought, ‘What if we just left?’ There’s no grand plan. Just two people grabbing one another’s hands and running like hell toward sunlight, laughter, and a place where the world makes sense and feels bearable again.”
