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This Pop Duo (& Real-Life Couple) Dropped a New Song 'Love Me Less?'
"We started dating at 16, and that process of growing up together wasn't always easy," Maple St told PRIDE.
Childhood sweethearts Alyssa and Jillian make up our new favorite duo, Maple St.
With the playful pop ease of groups like Tegan and Sara and Bleachers, their new song, "Love Me Less?" asks what happens when the honeymoon phase is over in the most adorably queer way.
"'Love Me Less?' follows a storyline that isn't 100 percent accurate to ours, but it's absolutely about us," the duo tells PRIDE. "We started dating at 16, and that process of growing up together wasn't always easy. We had to give each other room to become adults, and we had to transition from the honeymoon phase to the rest of our relationship (something every couple goes through). Those are topics that couples don't really talk about, but it's something we thought deserved some more open honesty."
Vibrant synths, a driving bassline, and glimmering vocals coalesce into a track that commands you to get up and groove. For Alyssa and Jillian, it's their favorite track they've made thus far and was therapeutic to create, "not to mention it was one of the first songs that helped us find our sound as a band."
"Alyssa and I spent a few weeks working on an album for our good friend DJ [Rythm], and one day during a lunch break, Alyssa began playing this really cool guitar riff," said Jillian. "I immediately heard the hook in my head, and then over the next few days, we filled in the rest of the song together. We sat down with DJ to produce it, and when we herd it finished for the first time, it was kind of magical. We had just finished Holes in my Shoes and were a little worried we wouldn't be able to follow it up, but I think it's an even better track."
So what's next for Maple St.? "We plan to continue releasing a single each month so we can give each song the attention that it deserves. We are sitting on several songs right now that we are equally as excited to release, so it's going to be an exciting year!"
Watch the video for "Love Me Less?" below!
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Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
