Lila Holler Gets Brutally Honest On New Single ‘Monster’

Rising indie-pop artist Lila Holler shares her brand new single Monster, a guttural alternative pop-rock ballad. 

 

Monster finds the talented artist sharing an honest and confessional perspective on the evolving constraints of being a woman in the male gaze, and the complexity and exhaustion she feels towards the experience of being sexualized as a woman. A song that is common amongst young women universally, where the feel like a "Monster" within their own bodies and actions. Lila Holler leans into her vulnerability in a powerful and emotionally resonant way with her passionate vocals gliding effortlessly over the pop-rock production. 

 

Apart from her gorgeous, expressive vocals, I am particularly fond of the heavy and soaring electric guitar riffs which are nicely intertwined with delicate acoustic guitar strums and punchy drum beats, together creating an overall powerful and emotional listening experience. Check it out below!

Speaking about the song, Lila Holler said,

This song came to me at a point in my life where I felt very shamefully reliant on male validation to dictate my self worth. I felt as though I was stuck using sexuality as a way to preform— to emulate someone that I am not in an attempt to feel desirable or sexy as a woman. That performance bred jealousy, and it brought me to a dark headspace for quite some time.