Candour became cataclysmic in R. Prenholato’s confessional alt-indie release, River of Hatred

Through the haunting vibrato in R. Prenholato’s vocals on River of Hatred, which emanates the arcane Americana air of Angel Olsen, they refused to let the emotion in their latest standout single sit at surface level. Every intimate confession of jadedness, rage and despair digs to where music rarely touches, moving with a bruised certainty that lingers as much as it stings. Frustration was mainlined into the alt indie pop melodies which wrestle tones of transcendence and elements of space into the arrangement, delivering a catharsis that swells before the guitars grow gnarled following tension builds that speak in thematic volumes louder than the vocals that go beyond candour. River of Hatred is an outpour of all the rawness that convinces you to keep it concealed, but the resonance within the track is proof of how far from alienating the emotions spiked through it really are; it is almost as though we should all be screaming into pillows together, Midsommar style. Behind that emotional immediacy sits a Brazilian alternative rock and pop rock artist whose path through music and writing has always been tethered to honesty. After performing in several bands throughout his early years, life pulled him away from […]

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