Mr. Autumn - Catharsis (2023) Hi-Res

Can you simply deny yourself and let your happiness depend on others? Pieter Angel D'haeseleer asks himself this on the second single from the upcoming album 'Catharsis'.

Mr.Autumn already made himself heard at the beginning of this year with Strawberry Dream and now he is back with the equally beautiful and equally dark De(e)pends, a song with a double meaning as the title suggests. "The meaning of the song is open to interpretation, but for me it is about putting on a mask and wanting to hide your ugly, dark sides. Letting your happiness depend on other people's 'depends' and the consequences 'deep ends'," said the singer. artist himself.

The basis for the song was a guitar line that D'haeseleer coaxed from the baritone guitar during a jam session. The final result leans somewhat towards Tamino and Jeff Buckley or - closer to home - Slow Pilot. The slow cello strokes underneath the track make it extra dark, while Paul De Smet's drumming gives it the necessary spice.

And just like with Strawberry Dream, Mr.Autumn nods to its own musical heroes in the artwork. While he paid tribute to My Bloody Valentine last time, this time the artwork by @framingfaith refers to that of 'Signify', the Porcupine Tree album from the mid-nineties.