Sweet Pill have shared another taste of their upcoming new album ‘Still There’s a Glow’ with a title track of sorts.
‘Glow’ is its name, and it is a beautifully balanced piece of emo balladry. Combining nostalgic chords with shimmering pop sensability, it ebbs and flows between ethereal and energetic. A great marker of everything the band represents in one stunning, near-five-minute burst, it is clear that it’s a song that means a lot to them, too.
Here’s what vocalist Zayna Youssef had to say about it:
“‘Glow’ is about living my life with my eyes closed. Realizing I may be on the way to rock bottom, I kind of want to pretend it is not happening. We all know what this is called: D E N I A L. I perceive through this hazy lens that is constantly fogged by a glow. To me, a glow is a shape with no contour lines–a limitless being that sucks you in as you stare. I am in a daydream-like state, refusing to snap out of it. This impaired judgement that I wear sugarcoats and distracts me from the reality in front of me. Yet, maybe I want to keep my eyes closed for a little longer…”
‘Still There’s A Glow’ will be released on March 13 via Hopeless Records.
Youssef had this to say about where the record stemmed from and what its underlying message is:
“I went through some depression last spring, and then I went into therapy. It was also a big turning point in my life as I was about to turn 30, while I’d written our first record when I was graduating from college–that’s a big change. I could’ve kept making bad choices because they’re easy, but I had to come clean to myself. Half the album was written before and the other half after, so the songs are kind of hard on myself but some are also hopeful, with a light at the end of the tunnel. You put out a fire, there’s still an ember that’s still glowing–that’s the record. It’s about being at a low and climbing out of it.”
You can also hear the previously released ‘No Control’ right now, if you want another taste of what to expect.
