In my opinion, this is categorically the most memorable, musically satisfying, and perhaps emotionally impactful song from the extensive Bad Bubble repertoire to date. It’s a step in the direction of simplicity and realism in both the clarity and boldness of the voices, and in the honesty and relatable authenticity of the lyrics. The opening reference to Occam’s Razor is decidedly fitting; sometimes the simplest answers are the best.
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“All of this has been extraordinary. I’m a guy in a house in Midwest USA. I’ve spent years looking out of this window. I never thought I would be in a place where someone on the other side of the world is reading the words I’m saying or hearing the songs I wrote. “
Future 9 was Bad Bubble’s first ever solo record, a collection of great songs that were twenty years in the making, from an artist with a uniquely captivating story and style.
This idea of you and I both having scars is strangely comforting, and the warmth and simplicity of the music reinforces that comfort. But elsewhere, the lyrics present a sense of having lost our way, and of there being no tomorrow – no second chances.
An elusive artist, an image intertwined with the creative exploration of pain and joy and the unrelenting depth of human existence – Bad Bubble has carved out an unmistakable pathway within the modern music realm, and has done so without ever showing his face. Until now.
“The reason I wanted to tell these stories is simply because if I don’t, no one ever will.”
Bad Bubble never fails to drive with the soul and the honest search for connection and understanding. War is its own creative beast entirely, beautiful and heartbroken, perhaps relatable to many but also unflinchingly personal.
It’s beautiful, but not without melancholy, a certain nostalgic ache – exactly the kind of nuance Bad Bubble is masterful in presenting.
“An artist that always gets their way, sooner or later, ceases to be an artist. They forget the feeling of an empty stomach. The kind that hurts and is painful.”
The unfiltered depths of the human experience, captured and compiled in what feels like both an artistic explosion and a finely-curated playlist of hypnotic, imaginative songs.
“As soon as AI takes hold, we all may be screwed. This is a scary & uncertain time for artists.”
There’s always more light to be found in the world, but not everyone stays long enough to find it. As with all Bad Bubble music, that realism and honesty is key.