Sweet Pill have dropped their new EP, Starchild. Today they share “Sympathy,” described as a relatable ode about feeling stuck as life passes you by. The deeply personal track is the final single ahead of the Starchild EP release. Fans can look forward to hearing the new songs live for the first time as Sweet Pill gears up for a slew of dates across the U.S. and, for the first time ever, the U.K. Ahead of their July 2024 UK run, the band will also make an appearance at Outbreak Festival 2024 in addition to a one-off show with American punk band Mannequin Pussy.

Sweet Pill’s Zayna Youssef shares:

“This song [Sympathy] is a funny one to me. It was the last song we had to record and quite literally my part was the last thing that had to be done. I had a completely different set of lyrics and melody for 80% of the song. When I stepped up to the mic to record my part, I heard it out loud in context and HATED it. I didn’t fall in love with what I was saying. It felt false. We didn’t have much time left in our final recording session. So I did what any vocalist with a writer’s block would do. I took an hour nap on a drum rug, later took a walk to get water ice (if you don’t know what that is, look it up) (no it is not italian ice) then re-wrote the entire song. I used the idea of feeling stuck and wasting time to fuel the new lyrics. It just clicked and felt better with me and overall more honest. I felt so frustrated with myself that day, I felt like I was waiting at a red light while everyone else was coasting on the green light. I felt myself cutting corners to just finish and make a song instead of having patience with myself.”

“That leads to the whole point of the EP: Not being kind to myself. I don’t usually write self-deprecating lyrics. Yet, as I was dealing with this insane writer’s block, I found myself feeling the fire in my chest when I would belt something straight forward like, “I hate her, that girl in the mirror.” So I just followed it. There is obviously way more to these four songs than just self loathing. “Starchild” the song, can be summed up as life and the people surrounding having unreal expectations of yourself. When so much is stacked on a plate, it is bound to topple over. Following is “Chewed Up” which expands on being nervous and awkward. It is so hard for me to ask for what I want, or to follow my own boundaries. I try so hard to not let people walk on me, but I find my words being stepped on the ground by my own feet. Then comes a change of pace, “Eternal”. Slower and more thoughtful, the song shows what it feels like to get lost in nostalgia. I get to the point where I miss out on the present by being stuck lamenting over the past. Lastly, the EP closes with Sympathy. Overall, all these different situations lead me to be so mean to myself. The mirror on the cover holds so much meaning. Everytime I am looking in the mirror, I am looking for a flaw. It is such a long journey to fall in love with yourself, I find myself still on it and at the bare beginnings.” – Zayna Youssef

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Starchild
Tracklist

1. Starchild
2. Chewed Up
3. Eternal
4. Sympathy

Sweet Pill 2024 Tour Dates

April 13, 2024: Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups @
April 14, 2024: Lakewood, OH – Mahall’s @
April 15, 2024: Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird @
April 17, 2024: Washington, DC – Songbyrd @
April 18, 2024: Durham, NC – The Pinhook @
April 19, 2024: Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Purgatory) +
April 20, 2024: Nashville, TN – drkmttr +
April 22, 2024: Dallas, TX – Club Dada +
April 23, 2024: Austin, TX – Mohawk (Indoors) +
April 25, 2024: Mesa, AZ – The Underground +
April 26, 2024: Los Angeles, CA – The Echo + ^
April 27, 2024: San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill ^
April 29, 2024: Portland, OR – Polaris Hall ^
April 30, 2024: Seattle, WA – Barboza ^
May 1, 2024: Missoula, MT – The Show Room at ZACC ^
May 3, 2024: Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry #
May 4, 2024: Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall #
May 5, 2024: Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme #
May 6, 2024: Toronto, ON – The Garrison #
May 8, 2024: Somerville, MA – Crystal Ballroom #
May 9, 2024: Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg #
May 10, 2024: Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer @ * %

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Zeta +
Great Time ^
Taking Meds #
Broke Body *

Order Starchild by Sweet Pill HERE