Halflives have released a video for their new single EVERYTHING SUCKS!.
“It’s funny how randomly and in such a natural way I came up with EVERYTHING SUCKS!. It’s a song about frustration and rejection, and back when I came up with it I was feeling pretty low, looking for recognition and acceptance that wasn’t coming my way,” explains Linda Battilani. “So I was venting by text with my managers and, long story short, some of the texts I sent in that conversation became the lyrics of the first verse of EVERYTHING SUCKS!. From there something clicked in my head and writing this song felt so easy, honest and liberating. I told myself “whatever, just say it all, don’t hold back, say whatever you’ve got to say”. And now you’ve got it. Unfiltered, angry, frustrated Linda, bare and raw. Not pretending that everything’s fine anymore.
“Musically speaking, especially the vocal line in the verses, it’s a little different from anything I’ve released in the past, but you know I didn’t fight the way the song was “writing itself”, I just let it flow and I’m happy with the way it turned out. I’ve never experimented spoken/yelling vocal lines before and I think it really fits the annoyed/angry mood of the song.
“I also had fun creating my character and costume for the music video as I wanted to be this character who’s been driven crazy by her life and the people in it. The lyrics that inspired it all were you made a monster out of me, and from there I also designed (and made) the red monster jacket I’m wearing in the music video.”
Like what you hear? You can stream or purchase EVERYTHING SUCKS! HERE.
