A powerful anthem of resilience and self-discovery, "Ascend" blends haunting melodies with uplifting lyrics, capturing the journey from loss to strength. Arlo Novak’s raw, heartfelt vocals soar over stirring instrumentation, reminding us that even in darkness, the fire within still burns.

🔥 Step into the light. Keep rising. 🔥

Ascend

A slow, introspective ballad, "In the Quiet" weaves fingerpicked guitar and soft piano into a delicate, reflective melody. Arlo Novak’s heartfelt vocals carry themes of love, loss, and remembrance, evoking the bittersweet echoes of those who stay with us even after they’re gone. Poignant and deeply emotional, this song is a quiet confession of holding on and letting go.

In The Quiet

An anthem of resilience and renewal, "Rising" is a soaring ballad that captures the journey from pain to strength. With heartfelt lyrics and a powerful melody, Arlo Novak rises from the ashes, embracing love, hope, and newfound freedom. Layered with emotional depth, this track ignites the spirit and lifts the soul.

🔥 Let the music take you higher. 🔥

Rising

An anthem of resilience, identity, and defiance, "The Fire We Share" is a bold yet deeply personal folk-rock ballad. With raw vocals and stirring guitar, Arlo Novak weaves a story of voices unshaken, love unyielding, and a fire that refuses to fade. A song for those who stand together—through the ashes, through the night.

🔥 Some flames never die. 🔥

The Fire We Share

An intimate and deeply sensual ballad, "Kindle" explores love’s transformative power through delicate acoustic melodies and layered harmonies. Soft percussion adds warmth, while a soaring electric guitar builds intensity, mirroring passion igniting into fire. Arlo Novak’s tender yet powerful vocals capture the vulnerability and desire of a love that sets the soul alight.

🔥 Some fires are meant to burn forever. 🔥

Kindle

A bold, electrifying instrumental, "Underground Flame" fuses driving acoustic rhythms with soaring electric accents and deep, pulsing percussion. Layered harmonies add depth, building a soundscape that blends defiance and hope in a gritty yet triumphant anthem. This track pulses, embodying the fire that refuses to be extinguished.

🔥 Feel the burn. Rise with the sound. 🔥

Underground Flame

Unbroken

A powerful and uplifting finale, "The Fire Lives On" is a heartfelt ballad that captures the resilience of the human spirit. Soft acoustic guitar builds into rich harmonies and soaring strings, evoking a sense of legacy and enduring hope. With each verse, Arlo Novak honors the voices that came before, reminding us that though the world may change, the flame within us never fades.

🔥 The fire will rise. It will remain. 🔥

The Fire Lives On

"Where We've Been" is a powerful and poignant anthem for the LGBTQ+ community, crafted as the Pridesong for 2025. Performed by the talented duo Arlo Novak on vocals and guitar, with Nico Lysander providing soulful backup vocals and piano, this track is a testament to enduring spirit and collective strength.

The song resonates with themes of resilience, acknowledging the challenges and losses faced by the LGBTQ+ community throughout history. It's a journey through the "flame in the silence" and the "night that grows colder," yet affirms that "that flame still survives, burning deep inside."  It speaks to the pain and pride within, asking critical questions about who gets to live and who gets by.

We Know Where We've Been

A haunting folk ballad that retells an old tale from the Northern Sea. Performed by Arlo Novak (guitar, vocals) and Nico Lysander (piano, vocals), the song weaves a story of love against a backdrop of craggy shores and stormy seas. The emotional melody mirrors the bond between two young men, Manor and Har, whose connection is formed after Manor rescues Har from a tempest.

This song is inspired by Karl Heinrich Ulrichs’ story "Manor", one of the earliest known examples of queer love. The track captures the deep connection between the two men with a soundscape that is both tender and powerful. The narrative explores themes of love, loss, and the supernatural, making it a compelling listen. A poignant tribute to a bond that transcends earthly limitations, this ballad is a must-hear for fans of folk music and historical storytelling.

The Ballad of Manor and Har

Duet sung by Nico Lysander and Arlo Novak, "Home is You" is a simple, heartfelt queer love song — not about where you are, but who you’re with.

Home is You

A tender, heartfelt ballad about love that endures through the longest nights. 🌙✨
“This Kind of Light” is a song for anyone who’s ever found warmth in the unlikeliest places — a quiet anthem of queer love, resilience, and belonging.

Built on soft acoustic guitar and piano, Arlo’s smooth, low baritone glows against layers of gentle harmonies and strings. His voice carries both ache and hope — like candlelight in a winter window. The track celebrates the moments when love, connection, and truth outshine the coldness of the world.

📀 From the upcoming album Everwarm (Pyrosonic Records), featuring Nico Lysander and Sky.

🔥 “We built a warmth they can’t deny — this kind of love, this kind of light.”

🎧 Genre: Indie Folk / Queer Singer-Songwriter / Acoustic Soul
❤️‍🔥 Mood: Reflective · Intimate · Hopeful

Everwarm

This Kind of Light

Slide a little sass under the mistletoe with “Make the Yuletide Gay” a playful, smooth-jazz holiday tune that’s equal parts sultry and sparkling. Sung by Jazzy Jeff Jollé, this festive flirtation blends smoky lounge vocals with warm swing rhythms, cozy piano, upright bass.

It’s a toast to love, laughter, and the freedom to celebrate who you are  with a wink, a sashay, and a whole lot of gay holiday spirit. 🥂🔥

💿 Produced by Pyrosonic Records
🎹 Written by Arlo Novak
🎧 Performed by Jazzy Jeff Jollé

Make The Yuletide Gay

Forget the old holiday rules!  Santa’s gone full queer cheer! Sky turns the season upside-down with this sparkling, defiant Christmas anthem for everyone. Mixing pop-punk energy with candy cane crunch, sleigh bells, and electric guitar, this track celebrates love, pride, and joy in all forms.

🔥 Performed by: Sky
🎶 Written by: Sky
💿 Produced by: Pyrosonic Records
🎄 Album: Everwarm

“Santa doesn’t care who you kiss under the tree, he’s got pride in his sleigh and love for you and me.”

Santa Doesn't Care

Santa Doesn't Care (He's One of Us)

Nico quits his piano to front The Ember Reign in this bold, rock-driven holiday anthem about second chances, love, and the heat that never fades. With electric guitars crackling like firelight and a rhythm that pulses with longing, “Under the Mistletoe (Again)” celebrates queer love that refuses to cool with time. Nico’s warm, soulful voice blazes through the mix — tender in the verses, powerful in the soaring chorus — turning nostalgia into pure electricity. It’s festive, it’s fiery, it’s us.

🔥 Love burns brightest in the cold.

✨🎶 From the album “Everwarm” (Pyrosonic Records).

Under the Mistletoe Again

Under the Misletoe Again

The holidays can be a hard time for many, and in this piercing ballad Arlo's vocal honesty bares its soul for a tragic loss that's felt with all the depth of the emotion that the holidays bring no matter how much time passes.

His deep, velvety baritone carries the ache of memory and every note a whisper between heartbreak and hope. “Midnight on Christmas Eve” captures that fragile space where grief softens into numbness, and where the spirit of love, once lost, never leaves us.

🎧 A timeless holiday reflection — tender, cinematic, and full of heart.

🔥 From the album “Everwarm” (Pyrosonic Records).

Midnight on Christmas Eve

As the fire returns after the longest night, Kindling Day, Arlo Novak, Nico Lysander, Sky, and Jazzy Jeff Jollé join voices in this epic, soul-stirring anthem of resilience and unity. Everwarm celebrates Kindling Day a secular LGBTQ+ holiday observed the day after the Winter Solstice, honoring the return of the light and the enduring warmth of the queer spirit.  A day of gathering.

With soaring harmonies, acoustic and electric guitars, rich percussion, and orchestral depth, this song embodies the strength of found family, hearts kindled together against the dark. It’s not just a song, it’s a promise: we are the fire that never fades.

✨ Produced by Pyrosonic Records.

Under the hush of winter and the crackle of glowing embers, Arlo Novak invites listeners to gather close with Fireside — a tender acoustic ballad about love, belonging, and the quiet strength of being seen. With his signature low, velvety baritone and gently fingerpicked guitar, Arlo paints a portrait of two souls finding warmth in each other’s light when the world outside turns cold.

Soft, intimate, and deeply human, Fireside celebrates the peace that comes from found family and the simple, sacred act of being together. It’s a love song for long nights, quiet hearts, and anyone who’s ever built their own kind of home.

✨ From the album “Everwarm” — Pyrosonic Records.

Fireside

Bonus Track
A playful ditty for the queer holiday season.

Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
Snowflakes falling on the city street,
Cold wind nipping at my feet.
But your hand finds mine, and I just know,
We’ve got a flame in the snow.

[Verse 2]
Windows shimmer with red and green,
But love’s the brightest thing I’ve seen.
We don’t need tinsel, mistletoe
We’ve got a flame in the snow.

[Chorus]
We’re the fire in December’s cold,
A story that’s yet to be told.
While the night winds whisper low,
We’re still a flame in the snow.

[Verse 3]
No silver bells or marching band,
Just music made by holding hands.
And in your smile, the season shows,
We’ve got a flame in the snow.

[Bridge]
Let the world keep turning white,
We’ve got warmth enough tonight.
Every heart needs somewhere to go
We’re home in this flame in the snow.

[Final Chorus] 
We’re the fire in December’s cold,
A love that never grows old.
Let the candles melt and glow
We’ll be the flame in the snow.

[Outro]
When the year turns quiet and slow,
Love keeps burning
a flame in the snow.

Flame in the Snow

Arlo Novak is an LGBTQ+ singer-songwriter blending folk-rock, raw emotion, and poetic storytelling. With haunting melodies and heartfelt lyrics, he crafts songs of love, loss, and resilience—igniting sparks of hope, identity, and passion in every note. His debut album, Songs from the Flame, is a testament to the fire within. 🎶🔥

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