"Addiction" by Not So Simple is a haunting, visceral journey into the blurred lines between passion and obsession. Unlike their high-energy anthems, this track pulls you into a darker, more intoxicating atmosphere. It explores the intoxicating power of another person—how love can mirror the highs and lows of a chemical dependency until you can no longer tell where you end and the craving begins.
The track is built on a heavy, rhythmic pulse and a swirling, melodic tension that perfectly captures the "sweet confusion" of its lyrics. With soul-baring vocals that range from a desperate whisper to a powerful, resigned plea, "Addiction" is a masterclass in emotional intensity. It’s a song for the moments when you’re "scared but won’t fight," fully surrendered to a love that is as beautiful as it is consuming.

My Addiction

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“Keen-Wah” is a funky synth-infused tribute to the grain that thinks it’s a main dish. Packed with funky beats, a retro vibe, and more fiber than your average pop track, this song celebrates the cult-like devotion surrounding quinoa.

Keen-Wah

Raspy, unpolished vocals crash into fuzzy, dissonant guitars, creating a storm of distortion and raw emotion. It’s restless, saturated, imperfect - carrying the instinctive chaos of DIY psych-rock and the abrasive rebellion of noise rock.

Now I Know (U Know) I Know Ya

Lyrics:

I'm waiting for the other side
Because everything in this world dies
And maybe I could turn back time
And see that you were not mine
But I see it's not what I think
And I see you are
Someone else and I wish
For you to understand 
That I'm not on this earth anymore

My Life Is Humiliating (Domesticated Rodent)

... a climb out of old patterns and into something clearer.

Elevating

Afterthoughts

I left my coat on your chair again 
The threadbare kind you used to mend 
Your laugh still echoes in the room
But you won’t be back 
Anytime soon

A half-full glass on the windowsill 
Makes me think that time is standing still 
But the clock hands tick they never rest 
Like the beating heart inside my chest 

Afterthoughts they creep 
Afterthoughts they crawl 
Bouncing off an empty wall
Every word we left unsaid 
Spins like a record in my head 

I throw a glance at your chair once more
Your face is a ghost and I know for sure
You won’t be back 
Ever again
There’s nothing here for me any more

The cobwebs forming on the wall
Remind me that time will take its toll
The house will become alive again
We had it all in so many ways

Perhaps we’ll meet again some day
But if we do what will we say

Lyrics by Phil Hawker







Afterthoughts

This Saturday was so funny
I jumped into puddles of sea
I saw right there my old fellows
The seahorses were so happy

The winter wrecks my sanity
I see strange things. Am I dreaming?
It's holding me inside my brain
There I can swim in the shallow rains

I met your black doppelgänger
She was seductive, almost naive
She told me that we were the same
It went grim when she threw some pink flames

The winter wrecks my sanity
I see strange things. Am I dreaming?
It's holding me inside my brain
There I can swim in the shallow rains


In The Shallow Rains

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Jay emerges from the streets of Seattle, Everett, and Tacoma. Cities that shaped his sound through struggle, survival, and soul. His music is born from lived experience growing up in gang culture, navigating homelessness, and fighting through circumstances designed to defeat him. Jay’s style blends old school lyricism with new school trap grit, delivering verses that are emotionally charged, socially conscious, and unapologetically real.  

Jay’s music isn’t about flexing. It’s about truth. It’s about the people who live in survival mode, who hustle because they have no other choice, and who carry stories that rarely get told. His tracks are street born, relationship driven, and politically aware, offering listeners a window into the realities behind the headlines and stereotypes.  

Jay’s inspirations run deep. Nas, Asheru, Black Thought, Kendrick Lamar, Queen Latifah, JID, Ransom, Nispey Hussle, Dave East, Reason, Tupac, Black Odyssey, Freddie Gibbs, OutKast, Brother Ali, Lauryn Hill, and Draze, among many more. Artists who speak truth to power and paint vivid portraits of life in the margins. Though often compared to frat rappers, Jay carves his own lane, rejecting frat-boy rap and embracing a sound rooted in authenticity and pain.  

Who is Jay?
Jay is a hip-hop artist from the Pacific Northwest, raised in the trenches and forged by the streets. His music is a reflection of his life. Not a performance, but a testimony.

Why Jay?
Jay’s mission is clear. To make people see the full reality of growing up in gang culture and poverty. To him it’s more than what you see in mainstream media. It’s waking up every day expecting to die. It’s doing whatever you have to do to survive. He writes music that reflects that.

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You can find all his content here: https://linktr.ee/trilly_reign

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