Philine Sonny joins Miya Folick for the new visceral single "Shame." A song springs from personal wounds and collective rage, "Shame" is an unflinching articulation of trauma and catharsis layered over nontraditional production that refuses to follow suit.
Written first by Philine Sonny and later delivered to Miya Folick, "Shame" rapidly became an overlap of catharsis, an ear for pain that frequently goes unheard. Using a stream-of-consciousness lyrical style, both artists voice their deepest frustrations, turning vulnerability into power. "Shame" has one to scream, one that wants you to hear and feel.
The production on "Shame" matches its intensity, with jaggedy guitar riffs, ghostly layers of synth, and an unpredictable structure that keeps you on the verge. It's a song that never finds its resting place, evoking the fraught, often chaotic process of looking your past and yourself in the face. Sonny and Folick's vocals soared over the murk tenderly and then ferociously, putting forth a gut-wrenching performance that made "Shame" impossible to look away from.
This collaboration embodies an emotional purge, a battle cry, and a showcase of music's ability to act as a vessel for truth. Philine Sonny and Miya Folick have made something profoundly personal and strangely universal. "Shame" feels like a mirror and a megaphone for those whom silence has ever been forced upon.