THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The New York City duo of multi-instrumentalists Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion confidently and clearly perfect their vision with the cinematic album To The Ghosts. On the second captivating track to be released from the forthcoming album, Left My Keys, ethereal guitar wraps around a hypnotic backbeat, while the synths shimmer and Madeline exhales, “I can feel it happening again.”
“It’s about growing up and feeling like you’re being left behind,” she reveals. “You think you’re missing out on things and not accomplishing enough. You get a little bit older and realise you don’t care anymore. All those things you were worried about don’t matter. You become comfortable where you are. It’s freeing to let go of the feeling that you need to be a part of something.” Brian goes on, “It’s a bright spot. With this being To The Ghosts, Left My Keys is dedicated to the ghost of your high school memories with an element of fondness.”
To The Ghosts was meticulously crafted; the earliest ideas dated back to the pandemic, when they wrote music on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with no deadlines or distractions. The album was written and recorded in Brian’s apartment; in 2022 they traveled to Los Angeles to collaborate with longtime producer and trusted creative confidant Shane Stoneback, because “nobody can read our minds like he can,” jests Madeline. To The Ghosts was co-produced by Cults and Stoneback, mixed by John Congleton, and mastered by Heba Kadry.”
