With "Beach of Lies", Meli De steps beyond the intimate rain‑soaked rooms of their debut and wanders into a wider, more deceptive landscape — one where beauty and betrayal coexist in the same breath. The duo’s signature blend of melancholic indie folk remains unmistakable, but here it is reshaped by a new palette of coastal ambience: distant waves, shifting winds, and the quiet hum of a shoreline that promises solace yet hides its own quiet truths.

The interplay between the female and male baritone vocals grows even more nuanced, their harmonies drifting like two tides meeting — sometimes gentle, sometimes turbulent, always deeply human. The piano, still the emotional anchor of their sound, takes on a more cinematic quality, its sustained chords echoing across a sonic horizon that feels both expansive and fragile. Subtle electronic textures and soft percussive pulses weave through the arrangements, hinting at movement beneath the surface.

Lyrically and atmospherically, "Beach of Lies" explores the spaces between illusion and honesty, longing and resignation, memory and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. The production remains pristine and intimate, but the emotional world is broader, more windswept, inviting listeners into a reflective journey where every shimmer of sound feels like a footprint in shifting sand.

This second album is a quiet reckoning — an exploration of the heart’s hidden coastlines — crafted with the same restraint, clarity, and aching beauty that define Meli De’s unmistakable voice.

Save The Rhino's Soul

Eternal Flame

beach baby (bon iver cover)

thank you to lawrence (https://soundcloud.com/el_ohel) for letting me sing this poem over his delicious song: https://soundcloud.com/el_ohel/mute

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dizzy feelings
when i fall
i never thought i'd ever feel this way at all  

soft and fleeting
but still it's cold
and home isnt as home as i recall

and some of them seem to want to stay
linger too close to wish away
for you they may fade while you sleep
they always follow me...

written, vocals recorded + produced by bianca ocampo
guitar by lawrence amos

urbanation originals

dizzy (prod. by lawrence amos)

home alone on a saturday night
my eyes are frozen
on sitcom reruns the pale blue light
keeping me warm
the sound of laughter and a glass of white
is the closest i have to
being in your presence tonight

i took one step forward
and two steps back
you'll never give me 
the love i lack
and i won't say i'm hurt
but i can't say i'm fine
cause i know that i'm not
at all on your mind

bits and pieces can easily feel like
lasting devotion 
i picked them up and i tried so hard to make something whole
and i waited for the rest of you
i waited for the rest of you
but you gave me less than i gave you and i know

that one step forward
and two steps back
will never give me 
the love i lack
and i won't say i'm hurt

but i can't say i'm fine
cause i know that i'm not
at all on your mind

urbanation demos

not on your mind (demo) - 3:27:19, 1.10 AM

Ferns

no trespassing

girl it’s true
yeah i’m in love with you
please let me stay with you
we’ll do what lovers do
oh baby let me lay with you
girl how I ache for you
why do you play with me
I wander aimlessly 
oh baby I just want to die
when you look in my eyes
and then I start to cry
inside my head

let me lay with you

hope this song helps you feel less alone through these strange times. we're all in this thing together, but ya know, separately. thanks everyone <3 stay safe!

Free download: https://drenchfries.bandcamp.com/track/shut-in

Lyrics:
I'd be countin down the days if I knew where to count down from
My mind is spinnin out of control as I'm watching from 
the side lines
ooooh
such a strange way to be fending for our lives

Close my eyes and think of the times that I should've just come thru
I wanna huddle outside a dive in the soft glow of 
the moon
with you
knowin that the show ain't happenin soon

Feeling down, feeling helpless as the ICUs get slammed
What our leadership is thinkin I won't ever
understand
understand
while we wait for some resemblance to a plan

Written, recorded, performed, and mixed by Levi Nattrass
Mastered by Connor Gilmore
Cover artwork by Levi Nattrass

shut-in

Dandelion Fields

I wanna shave my head 
I wanna write two chord songs again 
I'll simplify the world 
as it comes to an end 
as its slows to a stop 
doesn't matter who thought 
I was wrong about how why and where 
we'll all end up so 
tell her you love her while you can 
don't let go of her hand 
kiss your dog 
call your mom 
and don't lose focus of the ones you love 
when your love seems so small 
when they stop answering all your calls 
you'll think back to the past 
just wishing that it would've lasted 
just a little bit longer 

la da da da da da da da da 
la da da da da da da da da 

Now I'm stuck in this feeling 
called lethargy 
or at least that's what they called it 
last week in therapy 
when did I stop moving forward 
my insides are getting colder 
I can't seem to remember 
how I ended up here so 
tell me you love me while you can 
don't let go of my hand 
call your friends 
make amends 
and don't dare lose focus of your loved ones again 
when your love seems so small 
when they stop answering all your calls 
you'll think back to the past 
just wishing that it would've lasted 
just a little bit longer 

la da da da da da da da da

farewell

this is a secret little place where my original songs, hitRECord.org projects, & other tiny creations live. like a finsta. but for music
main: @urbanation

not on your mind (demo) - 3:27:19, 1.10 AM

bianca.mp3