6AM FullMix V4 11.19

“Hey let's freak out about life together, I have music to go with it” is the perfect phrase to sum up Philadelphia, Pennsylvania singer/songwriter, Lily Pierce.

Pierce strives to create music that listeners can find comfort in, whether it be through laughing, crying or screaming—internally or externally.

Her first single, 6 AM, is the perfect “hype-yourself-up” song to stream after a break-up. It’s a pop song with a blend of punk and rock elements. 6 AM feels like having a funny conversation with your friends while a band plays in the background and cheers along with you. It turns a painful breakup into a fun, sarcastic story about embracing being on your own and having fun with your friends—significant others not included.

Peirce’s second single, Rogue, releasing January 26th, is a ballad meant to encapsulate the visual of a tragically beautiful crime scene. Rogue portrays this image through use of poetic, yet blatant lyrical writing. Peirce uses subtle melodic piano in combination with a bold contrast of cello and light synthesizer. These choices bring her tears to life through the song, as if she was crying all over again. And somehow, there is beauty in it.

Though many of Pierce’s songs are told through poetic and metaphorical language, there is always a tasteful bluntness to her writing. She is sweet, but never backs down from telling it how it is. Lily Pierce is an artist who writes what she feels no matter what. No matter how painful, and no matter how complex.