"Bryan Dubay caught our attention with their new single Lost.  The single is included on Bryan’s new 4 song EP Detritus. 

A solid mix of post punk and indie rock, Lost is a hefty layered arrangement suggesting a vast array of influences.  The jangly guitars collide into a dance ready beat.  With soothing stacked harmonies over an impassioned lead, it’s as if the Smiths or REM were treated with a vocal arrangement known to indie folk acts like Fleet Foxes.  

Lost also has a psych pop appeal known to Tame Impala with subtle surf reflections known to The Thrills.  We just find it collectively juicy, with a sharp mix to tickle your auditory senses. 

The Buffalo buzz artist is worth the hype.  The meticulous songwriter has been writing and then re-sculpting his work in tandem for the last decade.  He’s carving out his own stylistic space in the world of indie, with a lot of semblances to beloved acts heard within his writing and production.  He has an innate understanding of what his music offers and how he wants to present it.  Bryan Dubay is a dangerous man, and he’s on our radar as a rising star flying way too far under the radar."

- The Wild Is Calling

"US artist unveils a wonderfully rich and glittering slice of indie-rock gold" - Mystic Sons

"Buffalo’s, Bryan Dubay, drops his indietronica flourishes to maximum effect on this track, as his twinkling acoustic intro slides into a glorious mix of jangly pop rock and fuzz laden Elliott Smith melancholia." - JanglePopHub

"EP called “Detritus”. The title track starts with a guitar strummed, like a folk straight from the 60s, which gradually gains layers. More voices, more instruments, more atmosphere. Soon the song became something grandiose, with distorted guitars and strong beats, everything making sense. Beautiful work." - HeatWaveCombr

“...His sonic deep dive has a spiritual (and instrumental) complexity to it that gives the record a satisfying depth and replay ability...The care he takes with constructing feeling and adventurous music on this EP is matched by a care for thoughtful poetic composition...That is the herculean task of this record, however: facing our fears of death. And Dubay does it with beauty and grace, and his own hard won conclusions on the matter...” - Prism Reviews

The overall theme and concept of this EP is the seasonality of the acceptance/non-acceptance of death that I think we all cycle through over the course of our lives. This theme is a bit of an extension of Grand Eternal Season (my first album). Where I take the concept of eternal return and apply it to my life. 

“Lost” - Fear of loss of memory and self

Is a song about my fears of dying a slow and painful death. I know a couple people with Huntington’s and their mind goes so far from who they were. The lyrics can be a bit playful at times but the humor just masks the real fear. 

People with these mental diseases often see people that have died in the people that are living and I am stirred by this. I can’t imagine how painful it would be to see your own mother or father call you a dead person's name and you just want them to know it’s you. 

“Deeper Call” - The creation of meaning and goodness. 

By looking at the empty pit of our own non-existence we can see that maybe our situation is completely absurd and meaningless. However I think since we are not imbued with meaning the day we are born, it is up to us to create meaning around us every day. By facing my own death every day I am able to push my self to do good and to create.

“Detritus” - The knowing and acceptance of your own mortality.

 We're just a part of a larger world and death is just a part of a cycle. We can't control it so accept it. By using this knowledge I want to apply it to the rest of my life. Don’t be bogged down by the things in life you can’t control. 

Rebloom - The beauty death creates 

When we die we will go back to the place we were born.. a hospital in a literal sense. But also the earth in a greater sense. I will be gone one day and I hope that I’ve lived a good life and that I’ve treated people well. In the end I want to be thankful for the time that I’ve had and not be bitter that it’s ending. Happy to return the energy that was given to me, to a higher purpose and let something else live in my stead.