Carson Aday hits a raw nerve and emotional turmoil with "Without You Around"

The latest single from Carson Aday,"Without You Around," is emotional reckoning packaged within haunting melodies and immersing wavy basslines that require you to listen to every word. Heavy with 90s post-punk somberness, Aday shapes a soundscape that is reminiscent but strikingly fresh.

"Without You Around" hauls you into the gut of an internal struggle, the painful push and pull of whether to cut loose in a toxic relationship. This is that universal struggle of trying to let go but being scared about what void that may create after. Aday doesn't only sing about it; he makes you feel it. Over a hypnotic bass groove that thumps like a heartbeat at its breaking point, the song swells with raw vulnerability.

"Without You Around" is gripping, but Aday's ability to balance grit with grace is. His singing has a peculiar way about it, that weighty rasp that hangs in the air after the final note, like the aftertaste of a thought you can't shake. It's moody, magnetic, and about anyone who's ever found between heartache and healing.

"Without You Around" is a song to sit with, to allow it to wash over you in waves. Carson Aday reminds us that music doesn't have to be loud to pack a punch. Sometimes, the softest confessions have the most impact.