I Kill Giants

Album: In Rolling Waves (2013)
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  • This song was written for singer Alisa Xayalith's late mother, who died when she was seven. "I called the song I Kill Giants after a comic book I used to read," she explained to The Sun. "That song deals with everything I experienced. Sometimes it was hard to go back to it. I was so young to have this huge loss and so that song has helped me."

    "It was a vulnerable process creating that song," she added. "I had to go back to that place so it was great to have the guys around me as support. The pain is still very raw."

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  • Stewart from Los Angeles, CaAn outstanding band worthy of getting more airplay.
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