Emily Mac insists relationships will be the death of us with her aggressive second single and video Kills Me To Love You — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
The Toronto rocker’s latest release kicks open the door with a thunderous blast of We Will Rock You-style drums and a craggy low-neck guitar riff that introduces Mac’s powerful, yet husky vocal prowess and rebellious energy. You can hear the conviction of sheer vulnerability in her vocals as she shouts, “Fuck your games. All I do is lose. Your love is fake. And your lips are loose. All you do is take. I gave it all to you. Now I’m done playing the Devil’s muse.”
“Kills Me To Love You was written in the studio with my producer Dajaun Martineau,” Mac says. “We were throwing ideas around and nothing was sticking. Then the line Kills Me To Love You popped out of my mouth and we were both like, ‘Ooh yeah! There’s something there!’ ”
The gritty song conveys the pain and struggle of loving someone who is no good for you, as Mac makes crystal-clear in the chorus:
“Your blood runs black.
You can take all your darkness back.
It kills me to love you.”
“The lyrics are honest and raw and points out the conflicting emotions that come with trying to let go of someone you know you shouldn’t be with,” Mac explains. “I wasn’t just thinking about romantic relationships gone wrong. I’ve had those in my life, but I’ve also had friendships that were toxic where I had to break up a friendship which can sometimes be harder than ending a romantic relationship.”
Co-written and produced by gold certified producer Dajaun Martineau, Emily had a solid supporting cast in the production for her new hit single which is evident when the song erupts into a climatic electric guitar solo, bringing the listener back to the glory days of ’80s hard rock; that complements her empowering delivery and allows for the vocals to shine and take centre stage.
“I love classic rock and wanted to have an epic guitar solo in this song like they used to back in the old days,” Mac says. “My guitarist Ben Healey channeled all of his emotions and frustrations into his guitar playing, giving a performance full of angst and fire which fit in perfectly with the edgy mood of Kills Me To Love You.”
Kills Me To Love You is the followup to Mac’s debut single Whiskey Like Me. She has performed at festivals such as Canadian Music Week, Indie Week, TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Beaches International Jazz Festival, and played New York City’s Bitter End and Rockwood Music Hall.
Watch the video for Kills Me To Love You above, check out the song below and find Emily Mac at her website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok.
