Christina Perri - "mothers”
When first hearing Christina Perri’s name, many might not recognize it immediately. As you go through the songs she’s released in the last twelve years, the light bulb will go off. She first gained recognition when her song, “Jar of Hearts” was featured on the tv show, So You Think You Can Dance in 2010. Then she ended up selling over 10 million copies of the single, “A Thousand Years” when it was the love theme in the second Twilight movie.
Since then, Christina has continued to create many powerful, emotional songs, while also getting married, having her first child, Carmella, suffering a miscarriage, and then getting pregnant a third time to Rosie who was stillborn. It’s important to know the events Perri has been through because once you listen to her latest single, “mothers,” you’ll connect with her even more.
Perri released “mothers” on Friday, May 6th, 2022, appropriate for the start of Mother’s Day weekend. The single will be featured on her upcoming album, a lighter shade of blue, which is due out June 24th. Right from the start, “mothers” has Perri’s trademark sound of the piano along with her gentle, delicate yet strong vocals. “mothers” is an anthem to mothers all over the world and Christina provides support for them as she sings about the many situations a mother could be going through right now. She’s empathetic as she’s gone through many of these feelings herself, which creates an extremely relatable song. It’s as if Perri is holding this fragile box full of the emotions of every mother out there and she’s handling it with care.
If you’re not tearing up by the end of Christina Perri’s new single, “mothers,” then you may have no soul. Even if you’re not a mother, you know many out there who are going through at least one, if not many of the scenarios Perri sings about in this song. She’s here to tell the other mothers, “you’re not alone.” There’s a simplistic beauty to all of Christina Perri’s songs, and “mothers” is on top of the list. Make sure you take a listen to the very last second for a special surprise ending.
