Comes on ruby vinyl LP.
Chalamet-adjacent hair, a Lower East Side skater’s nonchalance, and a voice that sounds like it’s being transmitted through a rain-slicked payphone at 3:00 AM.
Produced alongside the legendary Tony Berg – It’s a 10-track diary that manages to bridge the gap between the bedroom-pop intimacy of Gen Z and the stadium-sized aspirations of mid-2000s indie rock. The record opens with “crushing,” a track that perfectly encapsulates the sombr formula: a steady, driving beat that feels like a racing heart, layered under guitars that shimmer with just enough distortion to feel dangerous. When he sings, “I miss the days when we were crushing on each other / Now you’re just crushing my soul,” it’s a bit on the nose, sure—but in the world of a 20-year-old New Yorker, subtlety is rarely the point. Catharsis is. The crown jewel remains “I Wish I Knew How to Quit You.” It’s a rhythmic, infectious monster with a bassline that owes a debt to AM-era Arctic Monkeys. It’s the sound of a New York night that refuses to end, even as the person you’re looking for disappears into the crowd.
