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Charming Liars, an alternative rock trio from Los Angeles, CA, released their first single of the year - "Pieces," a touching track about the pain and division we're seeing on massive scale, a scale that's possibly the first for many young people. Charming Liars consist of Kiliyan Maguire (vocals), Karnig Manoukian (lead guitar), and Mike Kruger (bass).
"..."Pieces" amplifies the pain of division and the feelings associated with our current shattered reality."
About the meaning behind "Pieces," the band says: "In the year 2021 it’s hard not to see the division among us. It's everywhere you look. Our new song "Pieces" amplifies the pain of division and the feelings associated with our current shattered reality." There's no mistake that during last year, and this year so far as well, we have felt the effect of civil unrest and a global pandemic. Civil unrest due to outrage at racism & police brutality and a global pandemic aren't actually new, once-in-a-lifetime occurrences, unfortunately, they've happened in the past and will continue to happen unless we work at making changes. What's new, however, is being exposed to what's going on in the world constantly because of the newfound accessibility of world news now shared on social media. We can't live in ignorance now on any level, anymore. We cannot be silent when others are hurting, we must learn to practice empathy, to listen to others who are different than us, and help others who do not have all the privileges we do.
"We're so stressed out, we can't sleep inside this violent dream." I don't know anyone who isn't tired, who isn't stressed, who's mental health is doing well right now. I don't know how to put across all the fear, anxiety, sadness, anger, and exhaustion I personally feel from it all in words that would be a good enough explanation. I feel as though I don't know anything at all anymore. I have so many questions and no answers; I try to fix things and it all falls apart even more. I'm in pieces, just like the track says. "Pieces" sounds so cinematic, it sounds like that specific indie rock sound of the early 2010's that inspired hope when everything felt lost and broken, and that's exactly what it does, it inspires hope.
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