Wallice’s “Little League” Is About Board Games & Being Super Competitive At It
We all had those scary moments when board games bring out an ultra competitive monster out of us, giving us an unexpected rush of adrenalin and ego boost that we all secretly love. Wallice channels her love for games and competitive spirit in her new single and video “Little League.” But besides its playfulness, the track also taps into the hidden fear that one’s obsession with winning ends up driving people away. So before you crush your friends’ souls, ask yourself – is it really worth winning Monopoly? Fuck yeah:
Wallice on the track, “Little League is about my love of games (board and video) and my competitiveness. I also think people can relate to the fear of not being liked. I can hang out with a single friend for 5 days straight, and still each time they leave I feel like- “oh no, they probably hate me because of something silly like being too competitive during a video game.” This song was influenced by “Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi” by Radiohead, a band I grew up listening to.
I immediately reached out to director Philip Stilwell when I came up with a concept for this video. He did such an amazing job when we had previously worked on my “Hey Michael” video last year. I knew he could execute the right balance of serious and funny within a short video. I knew I wanted to be playing tennis, baseball, and a board game in the video, but he came up with the idea of translating the board game to real life – when we land on each space it launches a mini game (kind of like my favorite video game Mario Party). I’m so happy with how the video turned out and I’m so glad I got to have my fellow artist friends Mykey, spill tab, mazie, and my long time producer/best friend marinelli playing my worthy opponents in the video. I like to write about being an imperfect protagonist; being someone who is wrong and lets their faults show. I hope that comes through here as well.”
Wallice has a new EP coming in the spring and is currently on tour with Still Woozy.
Tour Dates (Supporting Still Woozy)
Feb 15 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theater
Feb 16 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater & Ballroom
Feb 18 – Columbus, OH @ Express Live!
Feb 19 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theater
Feb 20 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
Feb 22 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Feb 24 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
Feb 25 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
Feb 26 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
Feb 27 – Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theater
Mar 1 + 2 – Portland, OR @ Mcmenamins Crystal Ballroom
Mar 3 + 4 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
Mar 5 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theater
Mar 7 + 9 + 10 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
Mar 11 – San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park
Mar 12 – Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater
Mar 14 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
Mar 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
May 17 – London, UK @ The Lexington