brakence
Jittery, high-definition pop that fractures and reforms in real time. Emo songwriting meets surgical digital glitching for a restless, modern dopamine hit.
Jittery, high-definition pop that fractures and reforms in real time. Emo songwriting meets surgical digital glitching for a restless, modern dopamine hit.
Brakence sounds like a nervous breakdown happening inside a supercomputer. It is music that feels incredibly fast even when the tempo is slow, characterized by surgical precision in its editing and a restless, twitchy energy. You will hear the organic warmth of a strummed acoustic guitar suddenly shattered by bit-crushed drums and vocal chops that sound like a CD skipping in the most melodic way possible.
What truly sets him apart is the marriage of technical 'math rock' complexity with the raw, confessional vulnerability of midwest emo. He uses his voice as a flexible instrument, jumping from a rich baritone to a fragile falsetto, often layered into dizzying, harmonized towers of sound. The production is maximalist and high-definition, where every tiny 'glitch' is placed with intentional, rhythmic purpose.
Start with the album 'hypochondriac' to hear the full realization of this sound. It is a dense, rewarding listen that captures the specific anxiety of being young and online in the 2020s, blending pop hooks with experimental structures that demand your full attention.
Randall Todd "Randy" Findell (born December 17, 2001), known professionally as Brakence (stylized in all lowercase), is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and musician from Columbus, Ohio who is currently signed to Columbia Records and Sony Music. He is known for his hyperpop-influenced style which has been described as a mixture of Midwest emo and emo rap, and his use of both baritone and falsetto vocals.
Shares emo rap, glitch, art pop (subgenres); solitude, urban night, focused work (atmosphere)
Shares layered dense, digital clarity, bedroom production (production style); restless, vulnerable, bittersweet (moods)
Shares emo rap, glitch, art pop (subgenres); layered dense, digital clarity (production style)
Shares emo rap, glitch (subgenres); layered dense, digital clarity (production style)
Shares layered dense, digital clarity, bedroom production (production style); anxious, vulnerable, restless (moods)
Shares anxious, vulnerable, restless (moods); emo rap, glitch (subgenres)
Shares anxious, vulnerable, restless (moods); emo rap, glitch (subgenres)
Shares emo rap, glitch (subgenres); layered dense, digital clarity, bedroom production (production style)
Shares layered dense, digital clarity, bedroom production (production style); solitude, urban night, focused work (atmosphere)
Shares emo rap, vocal effects heavy, glitch, anxious (subgenre)
Shares emo rap, vocal effects heavy, glitch, anxious (subgenre)
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