This was a huge labor of love, put together by me playing my guitar, singing, playing piano on my Korg Kross 88 workstation and synthesizing all other instruments. I mixed and mastered it myself.

I came up with this idea to write a song about the way that someone who is cruel to you can work their way deep into your mind, your daily habits, and effect your life, no matter how much you want to rid yourself of their influence. I wanted to convey this idea through a style that was somewhere between 80s arena rock, symphonic metal and certain emo-gothic stylings (I.E. The Used).

Bones

So excited to show you guys this song I've been working on for years! 

One night I woke up with the hook "When I see you it's like Signal Flares that tell me that I've found life" in my head. I was thinking about one person in particular with such a vibrant personality. But let me back up, because that's the middle of the story.

There is so much that is drab and dull in this life, and so many people that don't make me feel anything at all. Hence the allegory at the beginning, feeling lost at sea. Worse still, some people have left me worse than they found me, even though it feels like I gave them everything. That is where the line "the ghosts of the things I loved the most burning up ahead on the Western Coast" comes in. 

When someone comes along that breaks through all of that, it feels just like I describe in the song: like they "pierce the night with a brilliant light". I'm happy to say that since writing this I have met more than a few people like that, so this one goes out to every single one of them! Hopefully they know who they are.

I feel like I really poured my heart and soul out for this one, so I hope you enjoy!

Signal Flares

"The Auld Triangle" Dedicated to my brother, Robin Branson, for his contribution to my Scotland trip!

The Auld Triangle

I started this remix back in the summer and finally finished it the other day. I used to listen to this back in the height of Emo, the late 2000's. When I listened to it recently, something in my head said "that could be a trance song!"

This remix is my love letter to the post-hardcore / emo era I listened to in my adolescence, fused with the melodic trance sound I've come to enjoy more recently. 

If you’ve ever screamed this song in your car, stage-dove to it, or had it save you at the right moment — this is for you.

If you enjoy it, leaving a comment or repost helps a ton. ❤️
(Tag Saosin if you share — I’d love for them to hear it someday.)

— Kevin Branson

Kevin Branson

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