Peyton Shay is excited to release the music video for her new single “Lonely Chapstick,” from her forthcoming EP Daydream Police due out later this summer. The aspiring alt pop artist from a small town outside of Los Angeles has been fighting off boredom and anxiety through songwriting since she recorded and self-released her first breakup song in middle school (no doubt making lunch period extra awkward for all involved the next day), and she hasn’t looked back since.
"Before we even finished writing “Lonely Chapstick,” shares Shay, “there was a running joke about the music video incorporating a giant chapstick attached to a leash. When it came time to film the video, that concept still stuck and we just went for it. Although it looks like I'm just walking around a giant chapstick as a dog (I practically am), it's a metaphor for the struggle of finding a balance between co-dependency and avoidant attachment.”
“'Lonely Chapstick' was the first single I wrote off my new EP,” shares Shay. “It started out as a light hearted observation that I always have chapstick on me and I’m clearly addicted to it. We used my addiction to chapstick as a metaphor throughout the song to tell a real-life story of a secret but thrilling relationship. I’m a very independent person and sometimes to a fault, ‘Lonely Chapstick’ is about the fear of letting someone get close to you because you’re scared it might take away from who you are or ultimately you could end up getting hurt.”
Stream "Lonely Chapstick" HERE!
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