'Escape' is the latest solo single by Irish singer/ songwriter Pete Mac. Featuring the guest vocals of iconic musician/ artist Lisa Papineau.
The track was written during the Covid lockdown period with Pete experimenting with different sounds. The tracks theme is about escaping into a world within a world.
'Escape' takes a different direction to Pete Mac's previous acoustic solo endeavors, creating a dark wall of melodies and sounds which are enhanced by the haunting vocals of Lisa Papineau.

Lisa has released four solo albums, and is the songwriter and vocalist for Los Angeles band Big Sir alongside musician Juan Alderete. Papineau is a frequent collaborator of Japanese composer Jun Miyake and has also written songs for and recorded with other bands and solo artists, including Air, M83, Halo Orbit, ME & LP, Renaud-Gabriel Pion, Jam Da Silva, Dinho Ouro Preto, Anubian Lights, Farflung, P.O.D., Omar Rodríguez-López, Scapegoat Wax, Scenario Rock, Arman Méliès, Mandrake, Sissy Bar, and Crooked Cowboy and the Freshwater Indians.

Papineau received initial recognition when her band Pet, co-founded with composer Tyler Bates, was featured on The Crow: City of Angels soundtrack, and later the Blue Note Records soundtrack for The Last Time I Committed Suicide. Pet's self-titled album was executive-produced by Tori Amos.

Pete Mac is the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of Irish based Alternative Rock outfit Paradox. Not your typical Singer/Songwriter Pete Mac has branched out from his band Paradox and taken his Alternative melodies and musical frustrations and infused them into his solo endeavors.

All music and lyrics written by Pete Mac. Recorded and produced by Brian Casey at Wavefield Recording Studios, West Cork, Ireland.
Pete Mac - Vocals, Guitars, Bass
Lisa Papineau - Vocals
Peter O'Sullivan - Drums
Brian Casey - Piano, Keys

Escape feat. Lisa Papineau

Cover version of Lisa Papineau - Out To You. Taken from the new cover album Mixtape.

Mixtape

Out To You (Lisa Papineau Cover)

Smashing Pumpkins cover 'Disarm' taken from the new cover album 'Mixtape'. Featuring Mick Cross on drums.

Disarm (Smashing Pumpkins Cover)

Jerry Hannan / Eddie Vedder cover Society. Taken from the new cover album Mixtape.

Society (Jerry Hannan / Eddie Vedder Cover)

Elliott Smith cover 'Everything Means Nothing To Me' taken from the new cover album 'Mixtape'. Featuring Brian Casey on piano and guest vocals from Kieran Ring.

Everything Means Nothing To Me (Elliott Smith Cover)

'Voiceless' is the latest single from Pete Mac, taking a critical view on the treatment of animals in today's society.

Voiceless

Mother Nature's Revenge is the latest single from Pete Mac taking a critical view on the planet and world we live in. Taken from upcoming solo album due for release Sept. 2023

Mother Nature's Revenge

'Voiceless' takes a critical view on the treatment of animals in today's society. From the new album 'Hiber Nation'.

Hiber Nation

Voiceless (Featuring Brian Casey)

Taken from the new album 'Hiber Nation' featuring Mary Moore on piano.

Alien Skin (Featuring Mary Moore)

Worry

Taken from the new Pete Mac solo album 'Hiber Nation'.

Light Of The Day

Surrender

Taken from the new album 'Hiber Nation'. Featuring guest vocals from MSea.

Less I Have (Featuring M.Sea)

Hibernate (Featuring M.Sea)

A song for Polly - Feb 5th 2012 to June 5th 2025.  She was a very special dog and is sorely missed. A new chapter begins!

Empty Space

Pete Mac - Empty Space

Pete Mac covering Chris Cornell's 'Seasons' in memory of Chris.

Seasons

Seasons (Chris Cornell Cover)

Pete Mac is the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of Irish based Alternative Rock/Grunge outfit Paradox. Not your typical Singer/Songwriter Pete Mac has branched out from his band Paradox and taken his Alternative melodies and musical frustrations to his acoustic guitar. Paradox have been a band since 1997, formed in Cork, Ireland by brothers Pete and Mike Mac. With four albums officially recorded and released ('Chapters' in 2015, 'Corporate Pollution' in 2010, 'Sacred' in 2004 and 'Circle of Growth' in 2000 on US indie label), as well as a solo album in 2009 titled 'In Limbo', a few trips to the USA, shows, studios, more shows in Europe and a few solo performances in between Paradox have been kept busy. The biggest part of the bands popularity has been through word of mouth and the Internet. No big promo campaign and no Label. The band shot a music video for 'Mr. Bureaucracy' in 2012 which was nominated for best song at the Berlin Music Video Awards, Dublin International short film and music awards the Portobello Film Festival London in 2013.
In 2012 the 'Corporate Pollution' track 'Repress Excess' was used on the soundtrack for Canadian horror movie 'Truth' which screened at the Cannes Film Festival and won the Canada International Film Festival's Royal Reel Award.
Paradox have toured both Europe and the US as well as playing support to the likes of Therapy?, Kerbdog and Shonen Knife in 2013.
Every Paradox song was originally written and performed solo on acoustic guitar before being transformed by electric guitars, bass and drums. So the 'Pete Mac solo project' if you can call it that is Paradox at it's core, every song in it's original form, at it's point of conception, nothing added. Voice, melody, acoustic guitar.
Pete Mac continues to play both solo as well as with his band Paradox The current Paradox album ‘Chapters’ has been a working progress for over a year which originated in September 2013 with songwriter Pete Mac playing all instruments on the recordings including all guitars, bass and drums. The first single 'Nothing Lasts' features slow melancholic Cello tones carrying the song to it's climatic refrains of 'Nothing Lasts'. A music video also accompanies the single. Cello makes an appearance on various other tracks on the album. A music video accompanies the second single 'Free As A Bird' which was initially inspired by the film 'Into the Wild' with singer Pete Mac and his dog roaming aimlessly on a deserted beach.
2017 saw the release of the new single 'All Life Matters', an eagerly awaited follow up to the bands last album 'Chapters'. ‘All Life Matters’ takes a similar direction to the previous Paradox album ‘Chapters’ which was also recorded at Wavefield. Singer Songwriter Pete Mac plays all instruments on the track with Brian Casey adding keys and piano. A music video accompanies this track taking a sarcastic slightly twisted view on social media and today's society. The video won ‘Best Music Video’ at the Disappear Here Film Festival in Donegal and was also nominated at the Kerry Film Festival and the Indie Cork Film Festival 2018.
2020 saw Pete returning to his solo endeavors with the digital release of various cover versions and the release of his first original single titled 'Disappear' in over 10 years. A follow up single titled 'Escape' was released in 2021. Featuring the guest vocals of iconic musician/ artist Lisa Papineau.
The track was written during the Covid lockdown period with Pete experimenting with different sounds. The tracks theme is about escaping into a world within a world.
'Escape' takes a different direction to Pete Mac's previous acoustic solo endeavors, creating a dark wall of melodies and sounds which are enhanced by the haunting vocals of Lisa Papineau.

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