THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Scarred For Life, the new album from Military Genius (aka songwriter and producer Bryce Cloghesy), is the followup to his atmospheric 2020 debut Deep Web. It is a genre-flexing mix of bass-heavy R&B, spaced dub and jazz that is newly grounded within a more traditional rock framework and centered on lyricism.
The lead single Darkest Hour — out now alongside a self-directed video filmed near his new desert home in Joshua Tree — reflects a head-first journey into the unknown. “Darkest Hour encapsulates the feeling of being swept away by time, into an endless night,” says Cloghesy. “There is a certain melancholy in leaving the past behind, dwelling on simpler, antiquated ways of life as we are pushed forward. This message is poignant on a personal level — becoming a father has led me to contemplate my own childhood, witnessing a purity of emotion prior to self-awareness. This applies to a broader collective consciousness too, as the march of progress fundamentally alters our shared experience. It’s all about embracing the journey, stepping beyond the point of no return, and facing the future.”
