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Pile Uneasy Mark Lapriore

Pile reference "Rock-a-bye Baby" lullaby with new track, "Uneasy"

10 June 2025, 12:43 | Written by Tyler Damara Kelly

Boston DIY stalwarts Pile have shared "Uneasy" as the latest preview of their forthcoming ninth album, Sunshine and Balance Beams.

“I’m grateful for the direction Stefan took it” says frontman Rick Maguire. “There’s a lot of scary things happening right now, especially for historically marginalized groups that are being targeted both here and around the world. I appreciated that Stefan artfully zoomed in on the resistance against imperialism”.

The video stars Moon Time - an artist and survivor of both the Syrian and Iraqi wars - and channels the horror of civilian death and displacement. Director Stefan Fernandez explains, “In light of current events, I felt compelled to create a visual statement on war, survival, and resistance, but through a fantastical, dreamlike lens. In this piece, the deer is the hunted, the hunter is the oppressor, and the bunny-masked girl becomes a symbol - a voice rising up against atrocities, placing herself between violence and the vulnerable. This is no ordinary chase; it’s an allegory for war, displacement, and the quiet power of resistance.”

Sunshine and Balance Beams, will be released on 15 August via Sooper Records, and is available to pre-order now.

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