The release of Merciful Heavens’ brand new EP, For Now, is a lesson in persistence, and a testament to frontman Christian Glakas’ perseverance. With the album on the way on October 1st, the band has dropped the first single “Apples,” a song that speaks to the frustration the singer-songwriter endured while writing and recording this record. Putting the tune into context, Glakas offers, “This song is about hiding. Hiding from yourself, from the people you love, from reality, from everything. Hiding from changes that have upended your life. It’s also a reflection on how it feels to want to hide in every conceivable way but not be able to let on that you’re struggling. When you’re like, ‘Ok, I must now go into hiding. How do I hide the fact that I’m going into hiding?’ (thinks for a moment...