Tag: Hayley Sabella

LISTEN: Hayley Sabella, “Alive (But I’m Tired)”

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Artist: Hayley Sabella
Hometown: Plymouth, Massachusetts
Song: “Alive (But I’m Tired)”
Release Date: July 29, 2022

In Their Words: “I wrote ‘Alive (But I’m Tired)’ when the world began to open back up after the quarantine phase of the pandemic. It’s a fun, up-tempo summer jam with driving electric guitar and a playful melody that wrestles with some hard questions many of us are asking ourselves as we try to keep up with our rapidly filling schedules, while simultaneously offering a much needed energy boost. In full candor, the exhaustion that I feel and that so many of us are feeling has brought about many doubts and delays in putting new music out there again. But when I listen to this song — I feel more optimistic. And my hope is that it has the same effect on its listeners.” — Hayley Sabella

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LISTEN: Alisa Amador, “Burnt and Broken”

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Artist: Alisa Amador
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Song: “Burnt and Broken”
Album: Narratives EP
Release Date: September 17, 2021

In Their Words: “This song is about rape culture and toxic masculinity: ‘What a world we live in with its endless charms / Blinded lies keep winning over open arms / Sticks and stones and systems built to cause you harm.’ However, this song can be used as a lens with which to examine myriad systems of oppression. Violence stems from fear, and fear grows from a lack of understanding. ‘The bruise of words unspoken’ illustrates the pain caused by an absence of conversation around these violences. Systematic violence is designed to trick you and distract you (‘a ruse, a plume of smoke’) from the reality: ‘the truth is burnt and broken.’

“The arrangement of this song is intentionally spare, like the exposed framework of a house after a fire. It is a fitting metaphor for this song: a hard look at the violence of misogyny, as Kaiti Jones, Hayley Sabella, and I stand among the wreckage, singing with broken hearts, and hot anger pulsing through us. We had to record our vocals apart from one another, but every time I hear this song, I feel stronger and broken open at the same time. Their voices are so poignant on this song.” — Alisa Amador

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LISTEN: Hayley Sabella, ‘Father’s Clothes’

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Artist: Hayley Sabella
Hometown: Boston, MA
Song: “Father’s Clothes”
Album: Forgive the Birds
Release Date: April 27, 2018

In Their Words: “’Father’s Clothes’ speaks with the voice of a concerned friend. The lyrics attempt to bargain with a loved one, persuading them to share their burdens and accept some well-meaning advice. Many of us have been in that position, where we want to swoop in and guide another’s path away from a risky or dangerous situation. However maddening it may be, it is always disheartening to realize that good intentions are not good enough — we cannot force anyone to change.” — Hayley Sabella

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