Name: Pretender by Jacob Rohde
Duration: 4 min 7 s
Description: Original music written, performed, recorded/mixed by Jacob Rohde 2023

Original music written, performed, recorded/mixed by Jacob Rohde 2023

Pretender

Everything Moves

Come Here and Leave Me Alone

If You Only Knew

Keep On Moving

Orphic is the first single from Berlin shoegazers Dusk Saffron.

The song is the lead single off the band's upcoming EP, A Little Death, and showcases a unique take on an often paint-by-numbers genre, with the band crafting their own singular sound of intertwiwing guitars, pulsating drums and singalong choruses. The result is a mishmashed sonic palette that lands somewhere between DIIV, Slowdive, and Foals—dreamy, driving, and emotionally resonant.

Orphic is a song about the emotional disorientation that comes after betrayal or heartbreak—when the truth hurts more than lies, and you're trying to claw your way back to a sense of control. It captures the dazed, looping feeling of being stuck in a cycle of pain, but also craving release, or maybe even transformation. In the lines “Reasons to ignore you / resons to implore you” we see a duality that’s central to the song, a conflict between letting go and still reaching out. The lines "The very act of love is / to find another way" suggest that even in loving, sometimes the only path is separation or reinvention.

Orphic

Don’t be afraid
The wind will guide you home
Don’t be afraid
We’re by your side you’re never alone
The days get dark wet cold
But you can feel warm
And rain will pour hit hard
But you will be calm
You’ve set it all on fire
Like a phoenix
You will glow and rise from the ashes
And burning in the flames
Like a phoenix
You will glow and rise and fly
It’s not too late
The stars align in the end
It wasn’t fate
Wanting you miserable
Stand tall again
Your days are unclear, scary
You will be safe
Rain will pour hit hard but
You will remain
You’ve set it all on fire
Like a phoenix
You will glow and rise from the ashes
And burning in the flames
Like a phoenix
You will glow and rise and fly
Like a phoenix you will rise
Like a phoenix you will fly
Far from home
And see
The world around
Like a phoenix you will rise
Like a phoenix you will fly
Far from home
And see
The world around
You’ve set it all on fire
Like a phoenix
You will glow and rise from the ashes
And burning in the flames
Like a phoenix
You will glow and rise and fly


Phoenix

About finding connection and comfort through friendship 🌊

🎛️ Produced by Jack Irving (Echo Room Recordings) https://soundcloud.com/echo-room-recordings
🎤 Backing vocals by Bel Maude: https://soundcloud.com/belmaude
🎨 Artwork by https://www.instagram.com/KristinCharleton


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A New Wave

Born In The Wild End

In 'Young 75' Flora Falls subtly shift from their indie-folk roots, blending their guy-girl harmonies into a sound that fits seamlessly alongside tracks from Big Thief or The War on Drugs. With a laid-back yet driving drumbeat, this song captures the spirit of staying youthful well into later years, evoking a longing for road trips with old friends. Lines like, “If you’re heading down the coast, can you give me a ride? Got some friends I haven’t seen in a while,” perfectly encapsulate this sentiment. "Young 75" would make a fantastic addition to any road trip playlist or serve as the ideal soundtrack for unwinding on the drive home after a long day.


Pretender

Jacob Rohde

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