New Jersey-based indie rock artist Erik Kase Romero recently released his latest single called “still.” Along with the single comes the announcement that Romero’s debut LP, how to be still and still be here, will be released in January of 2024.
“I wrote this song longer ago than most songs on the record,” Romero explains about “still.” “In a practical way, I was frustrated with my own songwriting and wanted to challenge myself to make a song that never deviated from the same chord progression. ‘Still’ ended up being the result of that … I think in the cracks of the simplicity, harmonically, it forced me to try and use melody and lyrics to communicate in ways that I often rely on other elements of songwriting to do. Lyrically it’s a song about unpacking who I am both ancestrally and personally. It’s a song about the struggle of being present.”
Along with the single comes the music video directed by Natalie Newbold which sees the artist taking a long walk through some picturesque landscapes. Check out the video below.
Regarding what the new record means to him as an artist, Romero says: “This record really feels like a documentation of a particular moment in my career and life. It’s a product of examination, healing, and self-awareness. The last year has been transformative, and this music reflects the echoes of a profoundly traumatic moment in American history.”
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