“There’s a subtle nod to compliance and people-pleasing in the verses, but the choruses are strong and defiant. I spent most of my adult life in groups I felt unknown and unwelcome in. You know it in your body, but it takes a while for your brain to catch up. ‘Pariah’ is an embracement of that feeling, but a refusal to conform. There’s a confidence in this character that gets more and more apparent as the song plays. It’s this shift from acknowledging the pain to acknowledging their desires. Like the kid who isn’t welcome at the ‘popular’ table, but then realizes the popular table actually totally sucks. And always has! A triumphant little anthem for the inner-alien.” -Caroline Glaser
“There’s a subtle nod to compliance and people-pleasing in the verses, but the choruses are strong and defiant. I spent most of my adult life in groups I felt unknown and unwelcome in. You know it in your body, but it takes a while for your brain to catch up. ‘Pariah’ is an embracement of that feeling, but a refusal to conform. There’s a confidence in this character that gets more and more apparent as the song plays. It’s this shift from acknowledging the pain to acknowledging their desires. Like the kid who isn’t welcome at the ‘popular’ table, but then realizes the popular table actually totally sucks. And always has! A triumphant little anthem for the inner-alien.” -Caroline Glaser
“Human performances have slight imperfections and fluctuations, and I think that’s where emotion and individuality live. To me, a band is about imperfect people coming together to create sound. So what matters isn’t removing those imperfections, but figuring out how to make use of them within the music.” – Hiroshi Sasabuchi
“We could already see the limits of our live set with the existing songs, and simply repeating the methods we had used in the past no longer felt satisfying. Personally, I was searching for stimulation.” – Kiyomi Watanabe
“I personally love experiencing music live and being emotionally overwhelmed by it much more than simply listening through earphones. That feeling naturally shapes the way I approach songwriting, so I think an analog-like approach simply feels the most natural to me.” – Yoshitaka Sugahara
“Human performances have slight imperfections and fluctuations, and I think that’s where emotion and individuality live. To me, a band is about imperfect people coming together to create sound. So what matters isn’t removing those imperfections, but figuring out how to make use of them within the music.” – Hiroshi Sasabuchi
“We could already see the limits of our live set with the existing songs, and simply repeating the methods we had used in the past no longer felt satisfying. Personally, I was searching for stimulation.” – Kiyomi Watanabe
“I personally love experiencing music live and being emotionally overwhelmed by it much more than simply listening through earphones. That feeling naturally shapes the way I approach songwriting, so I think an analog-like approach simply feels the most natural to me.” – Yoshitaka Sugahara
“To me, music is always about making people feel something. The fun part for me is digging within myself and finding new ways to evoke a reaction while saying something that can still move me when I am creating it.”
“To me, music is always about making people feel something. The fun part for me is digging within myself and finding new ways to evoke a reaction while saying something that can still move me when I am creating it.”
