Home is the debut album. It is out now everywhere.
Representing more than just "coming home", the album tells the story of a boy lost in time, traversing a world he doesn't understand yet so desperately wants to. From the comedic high-points found in You Sound Dumb and Spirit & Currency to the emotional climax of the album via the final three songs, Home was drawn up as though it were a movie or a book, taking this character through the highs and lows of the modern age.
You Sound Dumb satirises and embraces the modern-political sphere that has now tainted what was once known as Twitter forever. A critique of the right-wing ideology that has snuck its way into the youth's TikTok videos and YouTube shorts in a not-so-subtle way, You Sound Dumb isn't able to decide whether it wants to be a bop or an existential crisis, but that seems appropriate.
The Spirit and Currency music video was shot while on a walk to a hill overlooking the city Oliver resides in right now.
Cat Space details the confusion, anger, and sadness that comes with being an independent, "wannabe" musician in the modern day. The unbearable pressure to make something as ridiculous as a TikTok to promote your art or the stupid amounts of trust you put in people to do good when it comes to your "career", Cat Space tells the story of one night in Oliver's life where he lost faith in an artist he looked up to musically and the consequential change of perception revolving the music industry.
Homesick tells the story of a boy and his friend. His friend, in this instance, is a trans-woman living in a world that seemingly doesn't want her to exist which is something the boy cannot quite understand. The song details the struggles of perspective and how taking a moment to step into someone else's shoes could quite literally save people's lives. And as always, trans rights are human rights.
Oliver's favourite song on the album, Rollercoaster, brings the album's main character to the lowest point in his life, running from the police and losing contact with his parents. The song comments on the glorification of violence, trauma, and celebrities troubling personal lives in the media and on social media. "Don't video my overdose, don't send it to TMZ" is one of the last lines uttered in the song and is something that TMZ would very much disagree with - they would love that footage!
Home is out now everywhere.
All videos directed by Oliver Walker