Up-and-coming ‘anti-pop’ artist tiLLie releases the official video for “Faith,” the first single from her upcoming EP Loud Mouth, out March 8th. The video, which premiered with Galore, spawned from an idea tiLLie and her creator came up with while on psychedelics.
“I had just gotten home and was listening to the demo as I was washing my face and suddenly I just felt like I was a teenager in my bedroom again listening to a song that was written just for me,” tiLLie explained in a recent interview with Galore. “I started jumping on my bed and just had this cathartic dance party. So, the video basically became a recreation of that with the help of the ever so talented Erik Rojas. It represents what I hoped this song would feel like to whoever hears it and is going through the emotional rollercoaster of a bad break up or healing from abuse. There’s no endorphin boost quite like carefree dancing through all your feelings. I’ve done it since i was a kid and will do it till the day i can’t dance no more. It gives me a release like no other.“
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Following the buzz of her breakout EP that landed her on the Vans Warped Tour, the Annie Mac Show on BBC Radio 1, and on the popular video game Rock Band, “Faith” arrives as the ark of a new era. Produced by tiLLie and Benjamin Greenspan, “Faith” is an infectious and empowering anthem that inspires hope in abuse survivors seeking justice in the era of “Me Too” – even if the system fails: “You know damn well that I could ruin you / But if they don’t believe me, I can count on you. / Cause I got faith, you’ll do it to yourself / And you’ll do it better than anybody else / I got faith.”
“I wrote my new single ‘Faith’ as a way of transcending a dark chapter of my life. After leaving the abusive relationship detailed in my previous EP, the trauma still haunted me and at times, justice felt damn near impossible. Faith is not about giving up the plight for justice, but remaining confident in the fact that shitty people will eventually show their true colors and bring upon themselves the karma they deserve.” – tiLLie
On the outside, tiLLie is the ‘alt-spice’ of the new generation and founder of ‘the glitter gang,’ but beneath the sparkly shell is a deep-rooted message that screams self-empowerment and redemption. Unafraid to expose her deepest heartache and realest struggles, she aspires to remind her listeners that “the idiosyncrasies that pulse throughout all our lives are the very things that bond us. They are the reminders that we are in this together.”
“Faith” follows the release of “Hungover on a Feeling,” tiLLie’s last single that was premiered by The Fader and followed by an artist feature on Consequence of Soundand the shoe company VANS in August of 2018. She was also recently featured in a print issue of Alternative Press Magazine as one of “10 Artists To Detonate Your Complacency in 2019”. Recently having signed to the artist agency group ICM, she recently announced a six week long tour across the US and Canada in support of Sony’s recent signing, Cherry Pools, beginning March of 2019. Tour dates below.
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Upcoming Tour Dates
March 7th – Portland, OR @ Lola’s Room
March 9th – San Francisco, CA @ Brick + Mortar
March 11th – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
March 12th – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
March 14th – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
March 15th – Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole
March 18th – Dallas, TX @ Cambridge Room
March 19th – Houston, TX @ Bronze Peacock
March 21st – Austin, TX @ Stubbs Jr
March 24th – Atlanta, GA @ Purgatory
March 25th – Nashville, TN @ High Watt
March 27th – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
March 28th – Washington, DC @ DC9
March 29th – Philadelphia, PA @ Voltage Lounge
March 30th – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
April 1st – Boston, MA @ Great Scott
April 2nd – Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose
April 4th – Detroit, MI @ Shelter
April 6th – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Stache
April 8th – Cleveland, OH @ Basement
April 9th – Columbus, OH @ Cambridge Room
April 11th – Chicago, IL @ Schubas
April 12th – Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall
April 14th – St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Hall
April 16th – Kansas City, MO @ Encore
April 17th – Denver, CO @ The Globe
April 18th – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
