Jawel, dit is 'pop', maar van het soort dat 'alternatief' genoeg is om bij ons aan bod te laten komen. Niet het volledige album, maar wel deze prachtige single. De jonge Charlie Hanson heeft met covering faces een héél knappe song te pakken die enerzijds vlot in het oor ligt zonder bubblegum te zijn én de juiste snaren raakt zonder al te emo over te komen. Dat het nummer niet verzuipt onder de klanken van keys en synths helpt natuurlijk ook: gitaar, basgitaar en drums volstaan.
too late to cry is op 7 februari 2025 verschenen via Fearless Records
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One of the EP’s defining tracks, “covering faces”, is a bold, cathartic release about shedding the weight of toxic relationships. Describing the inspiration behind the track, Carlie shares, “I wish I could say this song is as deep as everyone thinks it is. When I wrote it, I free-styled most of it, it all just subconsciously fell out of me. There are a lot of people who are no longer in my life that once were, and I thought they were sticking around forever. This song is kind of that ‘f*ck you, I never needed you anyway’ song of the EP.”
The music video for “covering faces” was shot in Japan and directed by Erik Rojas, capturing Carlie in solitude as she navigates different settings — sitting beneath a tree, riding the subway, and walking through bustling streets. The melancholy tone of the video shifts when she makes a connection with a stranger on a bench. This moment of unexpected camaraderie mirrors the song's middle finger vibe, adding a layer of hope and transformation to its otherwise raw and introspective energy.
The choice of Japan as the location was symbolic for Carlie, representing her feeling of being a “nomad” in her current phase of her life. After spending almost seven years in Los Angeles, Carlie returned to her hometown of Wisconsin, only to later find herself seeking something beyond any one place. Japan, a land she had never been to, became the perfect backdrop for her exploration of self-discovery. “It just felt fitting for the attitude of the song… to go across the world on this journey. To continue to find out and learn more about myself and the world around me. Move forward from the past,” explains Carlie.
