With his newest single, “Bottomless Emotions,” Lexington-based artist Trevor Drako lays his soul bare. It’s gritty, emotional, and raw, with no sugarcoating. Right out of the gate, the track hits you with a churning guitar loop that cuts out just in time for the bass to slam in. Drako’s grainy, high voice breaks through like a flare in the dark, rapping with urgency that makes you stop whatever you’re doing and listen.
What makes this track stick isn’t just the beat, although the echoing backing vocals and shimmering melodies in the chorus give it a hypnotic, almost surreal vibe. It’s the lyrics that dig deep. It goes deep, like when he raps, “I know why I get high, but some days I wanna die” making you feel the weight of the trauma the artist has been through, with the addiction, heartbreak, isolation, and the chaos of a relationship that nearly broke him. The title isn’t just a metaphor, it’s the very pit he’s clawing his way out of, with every bar telling a piece of that struggle.
Recorded in one take and mixed in under two hours at Larger Than Life Records, “Bottomless Emotions” has that unfiltered energy that tells you that he work of the heart does the best job, while you feel like you’re listening to someone confess in real time. No pretenses, no masks. He somehow killed two birds with one stone there with originality and engagement adding up on the calibre.
Drako’s upcoming album, Split Personalities, promises to explore even more facets of his life and mental state. If this track is a preview, we’re in for something intense, genre-bending, and brutally honest. If you love some real storytelling, come by for a swing.
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Review by: Naomi Joan