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In the Morning is an indie/ bedroom pop ballad characterized by its delicate synths, dreamy vocals, and fuzzy guitars. The track’s melancholy nature is spearheaded by its melodies and backed up by an instrumental dissonance throughout. 

Lyrically, In the Morning is about watching someone that you care about deal with their personal struggles and feeling helpless.

In the Morning

WTLUN (Where’s That Leave Us Now) sees Cal in Red tapping into a modern psychedelia, while building on the catchy indie pop sound that’s defined them so far. It's a showcase of 80’s synths and melodic basslines as well as honest, thoughtful lyricism throughout.

WTLUN

Got What You Wanted, is a pulsing track that walks the line between indie rock and synth pop. The song bares some of Cal in Red’s sparsest, most intimate moments but effortlessly pivots into a shimmering, upbeat, soundscape. With driving beats, wavy synths, and some of their catchiest melodies, the duo appears seriously charged up on the first track of their debut EP, Cellular.

Got What You Wanted

Chalk

With Your Hands

The latest single from Cal in Red is their first non-original release. It’s less a cover and more an amalgamation of two indie hits; “Can I Call You Tonight?” By Dayglow and “Quarterback” by Wallows. The seamless merger of these two tracks is characterized by hazy synths, springy guitars, and punchy drums. The brothers, for the second time, shared vocal responsibilities. With this song, Cal in Red has paid homage to their predecessors while also breathing new life into the very tracks that inspired them in the first place.

Can I Call You Tonight? / Quarterback

Replay (Lounge)

Sink

Corvette

A Christmas Song set in the midwest during the 1990's.

Next Christmas

Frontside

Kitchen (feat. James Mercer)

Los Angeles

Are You Ready?

Hazy synth ride down a mountain of emotions, the weight of which are crushing.

Down

Sleepy, summer odyssey that meanders through heartbreak.

Dang

Punchy drums and dreamy synth urging you to just slow it down.

Slow (Demo)

Dreamy synths and pillowy vocals champion this song, working under a melody that remains hopeful, despite a palpable melancholy. I wanted this song to encapsulate summer youth, specifically an apprehension of change. I feel like it hits everyone at some point in their teens. Your friends start smoking, drinking, having sex, and maybe those things weren't on your radar yet, maybe you thought they were still years away. Regardless, you've got to decide if you're going to push back or grow into them.

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