Solumโs latest single, โCircles,โ wrings emotion out of you with the infinity of his whirlwind. Recorded entirely in his bedroom, the song carries that unfiltered intimacy you only get when thereโs no studio to hide behind. It opens with shimmering guitar lines that snake through the mix, cymbals splashing sharply like sudden jolts of clarity, and a low, cinematic rumble of drums setting the scene. From the first few seconds, you can feel this is going to be personal.
Solumโs voice is deep and slightly dazed, like heโs singing through the fog of a sleepless night. He sings hazed but itโs not a lack of focus, itโs the sound of someone walking you through the loops of a toxic love they canโt quite quit and they are burnt out of emotion by it. Inspired by artists like artemas, brakence, and beabadoobee, Solum leans into a rocky, raw edge while still keeping his own melodic signature. The lyrics hit with brutal candor. He sings, โIโm so sick of feeling purple when weโre going round in circles,โ just getting at the distilled exhaustion of someone stuck in the endless push-and-pull of breakups and makeups.
The repetition of โAgain and againโ is the point, at which you can hear the frustration building each time it loops, like the emotional equivalent of pacing in a small room. The distortion on his vocals adds grit to the vulnerability, giving the track that scratchy, unvarnished texture that makes it feel more confessional than performative.
โCirclesโ gets vulnerable and open about the madness of loving someone who keeps pulling you back just when youโre ready to walk away. With its mix of grit, haze, and hook-heavy melancholy, Solum proves he can make raw emotion sound painfully real and endlessly replayable. Listen to โCircles,โ because this cycle is one you might not want to break.
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Review by: Naomi Joan