Photo by Yulissa Benitez

Loneliness, when magnified, trips the headspace, especially within the throes of it arriving in the middle of a post-relationship maelstrom. Baring the weather of it all are Strange Ranger on their new single “Rain So Hard”, a track written in the foreground of the demise of vocalists Isaac Eiger and Fiona Demise’s own breakup, where the Philly post-indie rock band sonically delve into every prismatic accord they’ve set forth thus far in tandem with deep-diving exploration on solitude stasis. As one point, Eiger declares, “Any day there’ll be no more stars” and in another, “Now everything just runs backwards / And forwards all the time.” It’s heavy-weight existentialism, yet the soundscape Strange Ranger prop the still body over a blur of fast-moving surroundings syncs to its emotions with slow-exploding cosmic synths, fragmented glitches, and guitar electricity when realization clicks. “How do I get out of this movie now?” Hyperaware of everything all at once, the listen translates to that critical step in moving forward even when you need to let the lows sink in.

Directed by: Ben Turok

Strange Ranger’s “Rain So Hard” single is available now on Fire Talk.