Charming Liars, the LA-based trio has released the video for their latest single “Insomnia,” the first installment of their high-quality, three-part short movie directed by the acclaimed Phillip Lopez (Cold War Kids, Kygo, Selena Gomez). To accompany their widescreen musical palette, Kiliyan Maguire, Karnig Manoukian, and Mike Kruger have produced a palpable, powerful story of a love triangle, complete with captivating imagery and graphic visuals of drug use, sex, and violence.
“For this particular piece, it was really important to avoid the glamorization of any of these elements,” explains Kiliyan. “We showed the surreal side of all this. There’s definitely a statement in there. It was the most nitty, gritty thing we could make.”
Since its release, “Insomnia” has been added to countless Spotify playlists as well as radio stations in Kansas City, Miami, Denver, San Diego, and Corpus Christi. “Insomnia” is the follow up to Charming Liars’ 2016 EP12:31AM, which spawned the single “Soul,” generating 595k YouTube views and 151k Spotify streams alone. Since their emergence, Charming Liars have obtained acclaim from Music Connection, Indie Minded, and Sir Elton John, who recently spotlighted “Insomnia” on his Beats 1 radio show. Having built a following in South America, the trio have headlined shows across Brazil, in addition to sharing the stage with Kings of Leon, Jack White, Blaqk Audio, Night Riots, and more.
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