Survival Guide Reveal New Single & Video “Pie”

“Our hostess starts out perfect, but gradually begins to unravel as the song progresses,” says Survival Guide (former Tsunami Bomb vocalist Emily “Agent M” Whitehurst) about the deranged Stepford Wives treatment for her video for Pie. The track is the third single off her fourth full-length, Deathdreams, that is due out on October 19th via Double Helix Records. The vivid metaphor in the lyrics as a protector begins to reveal itself as she dreads younger women having to endure some of the darker things she’s been through. The song was fleshed out at Mesa, AZ’s Flying Blanket Recording Studio with producer Bob Hoag who added in some various layers in production to make the song shine. 

“Bob really filled it in with harps, violins, mellotron flutes and so much more, and turned it into this unique song. Also, I really love desserts and baking, so I’m excited that I figured out how to make pie such a focus in one of my songs. Some of the instrumentation on “Pie” gave it a hint of a 1950s sound, which inspired video director Bryan Heiden and the team at The Motivated Mind Group to create the look and feel of the music video. Even though the song isn’t literally about pie, we all wanted to use the imagery of it, so we filmed a cooking show set in the ‘50s. I loved getting to attempt all the different emotions that went into this character. And since I enjoy baking so much, it was super fun to do an exaggerated version of a baking show for the video. It even comes with a few commercial breaks!”