Song: “Everything’s Falling”

The Villareal sisters — Ale, Pau, and Dany — spent seven months writing and recording their new album Everything’s Falling, almost double the time of any other album.

It’s working out. Everything’s Falling has received widespread critical praise while making the Warning the first all-female and first Mexican band to top the Billboard Hard Rock album chart. In addition to those historic #1’s, the album reached #17 on the Billboard 200, #3 on the Billboard Rock Albums chart, and #4 on the Alternative Albums chart.

“Kerosene,” the first single released teasing the album, hit #1 on the mainstream rock airplay chart with the album’s release.

In other words, the Warning have a hit album containing hit songs and receiving critical acclaim.

Check. Check. And check.

For me, the biggest takeaway from the album is how much of a vocals album it is. Vocals are everywhere — atmospheric and tucked away, high and tight, harmonious and gorgeous, angry and spitting, processed and clear as day. It’s really remarkable.

Today’s song is the title track, and you can hear all of this at work. There is a scream to clock before the break. Dany’s breath is music, and she shows why she’s one of the great rock singers working today. The dynamics of the composition are amazing. A held beat breaks your back. It’s a gloriously realized song.

The lyric, “But if I die, at least you’re paid” refers to the band feeling at times like a product on the market — even if they died, other people would still get paid. It was a line they included reluctantly, but once written, it remained. They know that by being performers, they are binding themselves to a commercial reality and working grind. Now that they’re full-on adults, a little cynicism becomes part of the ride.

Enjoy!