Long Beach, California alt-rockers, Hearts Like Lions, have premiered "Pretty Little Phase" an infectious new track from their upcoming debut full length, If I Never Speak Again, due out February 17th via Tooth & Nail Records.
"Pretty Little Phase" highlights Hearts Like Lions' knack for crafting intricate, emo-tinged alternative that's as tuneful as it is heartfelt. The song's driving verses explode into the kind of anthemic chorus with which If I Never Speak Again is flush. The cathartic sound of "Pretty Little Phase" underscores the track's lyrics, which center around the struggle to feel comfortable in one's own skin. These themes of inner identity vs outside expectations are found across If I Never Speak Again, as frontman, Stephen Ramos, discovers comfort in vulnerability.