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Solitude: New Atmospheric Darkwave from Before After Again

Before After Again - Solitude cover art

It’s New Release Day here at Overlook Hotel Records! We are proud to present “Solitude,” the latest darkwave track from Before After Again.

An Atmosphere of Isolation

This isn’t just a song; it’s an atmosphere. “Solitude” captures the suffocating feeling of being trapped within one’s own mind, where the silence is loud and the walls are closing in. With driving synth lines and melancholic vocals, the track explores the tension between wanting to escape the “twisted mind” and finding comfort in the isolation.

Lyrics

Ten years of solitude
I’ve spent my time with you
Watch as these walls all fall down

Don’t know if I can be
Alone inside my empty mind
The time unfolds

Don’t notice this silence for long
Can’t escape I’ve nowhere to run
Suffering inside I brings me down

Don’t worry it comes and it goes
Hidden deep so nobody knows
I’ll keep you safely inside

Confine my every move
Clenched hands but let me go too soon
The grip won’t do

I’m running out of time
You’re always right in back of my
Twisted mind

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Perfect for late-night listening in the dark, alone, or in the basement of an abandoned building, “Solitude” is available now on all major streaming platforms. You can support the artist directly by purchasing the track on Bandcamp or streaming it on Spotify using the players below.

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Cover art for Decay by Before After Again

Decay: New Driving Synthpop from Before After Again

Cover art for Decay by Before After Again

It’s New Release Day here at Overlook Hotel Records! We are proud to present “Decay,” the latest high-energy track from Before After Again.

The Sound of Decay

“Decay” is a study in contrast. It opens with a stripped-down, fairly quick pulse, a driving beat that feels urgent and immediate. This minimal approach in the verses creates a tension that demands release, which arrives in the form of a rich, expansive chorus.

The production here leans heavily into the “wall of sound” aesthetic during the bridge and chorus, utilizing layered synths to create a feeling of overwhelming motion. It is a track that sounds best when cranked up loud, allowing the listener to get lost in the “spin.”

Lyrics

Hold on this won’t take but a moment
Your head spins like a top goes round, round, round
Please understand this is intention
Not necessarily I’m down, down, down

I love the way you drop
The pieces on the floor
Decay of every touch
A slip away into nothing

You bind the ties that take us under
My grip it squeezes you for more, more, more
Shake lips and let me know when it’s over
You know it’s what we have in store, store, store

I love the way you drop
The pieces on the floor
Decay of every touch
A slip away into nothing

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“Decay” is available now on all major streaming platforms. You can support the artist directly by purchasing the track on Bandcamp or streaming it on Spotify using the players below.

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Cover art for When by Before After Again

When: New Synth-Driven Ballad from Before After Again

Cover art for When by Before After Again

Slowing things down, Before After Again presents “When,” an introspective ballad that stands in stark contrast to the band’s heavier material.

A Delicate Start

“When” begins with a delicate synth melody and vulnerable vocals. It is a song about hindsight, asking the difficult questions that only arise after the damage has been done. The track slowly builds from its intimate beginnings, layering in strings, E-Bow, and electronic elements to create a cinematic swell of emotion. It captures the feeling of standing in the wreckage of a relationship, wondering how things got to this point.

This release showcases the versatility of Before After Again, proving they are just as capable of quiet devastation as they are of industrial aggression.

Lyrics

Chalk white skin
What a delicate stare
Color my face
Shameful and undone

When will this feel
Like it did once before?
How will I know
When the pain comes around?

When will I ever feel
Happy again?
I wonder

Lay your head down
Close your eyes and rest
Shudder to think
That we’ve done this all before

Shed some sympathy
Swallow the lies
Shed insecurity
And make it less

Close myself in
Away from everything
And try to ignore
Screaming voices in my head

When will this feel
Like it did once before?
How will I know
When the pain comes around?

When will I ever feel
Happy again?
I wonder

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“When” is available now on all major streaming platforms. You can support the artist directly by purchasing the track on Bandcamp or streaming it on Spotify using the players below.

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