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Tonner Shares Captivating New Single “Volcano”
With his acclaimed 2020 EP, Whispers in the Dark, Tonner stepped out from behind the scenes and into the limelight. After producing and touring with dozens of artists over nearly 10 years, Tonner finally established himself as an artist in his own right. “As a producer, I simply focus on helping an artist make music that they want to hear,” says Tonner. “That’s exactly what I’m out to do with my songs. I wouldn’t release anything unless it feels 100% real to me.”
In between his continuing work as a full-time member of TikTok indie breakout band The 502s, Tonner spent the last couple of years trickling out new solo songs and videos at a regular clip. These songs will culminate in his first full-length album, Walls Come Down, taking both his sound and his songwriting into new territory. “Things were already crazy in 2020 but Whispers was mostly me writing about my own life,” he comments. “There’s still some of that, but this time I’ve got a lot more to say about everything going on outside my four walls.” He recently unveiled the first single off of the aforementioned LP via “Volcano”. The captivating track is a hybrid-infused track that highlights his versatility and is well worth the listen! Tonner’s album Walls Come Down is due out in September 2022, and will feature the “Volcano” and more music. Keep your eyes on Tonner!
Love songs are easy to write and hard to believe. Frankie 5Ø3 gets that, and “R0LL3RC0AST3R” lands because it sounds lived-in, not manufactured.
Pulled from UN P0C0 EM0, the track avoids the usual clichés by keeping its focus on the details. The writing came from a trip to Saint George Island, with long hours spent on a dock and a melody forming somewhere between the guitar and the view. You can hear that setting in the final version. It feels open, calm, and personal.
Musically, it leans into warmth. Acoustic guitar carries the emotional weight, while electric guitar and keys give it texture without pulling attention away from the message. Nothing is fighting for space. Everything points back to the feeling.
That feeling is straightforward: being so in love that language stops cooperating. Frankie writes for that exact moment, when someone changes your world and suddenly every normal sentence feels too small.
What makes “R0LL3RC0AST3R” memorable is that it trusts the emotion instead of trying to oversell it. It sounds like someone saying what they mean, and that still goes a long way.
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