Their debut EP Infinity Mirror, out now via Future Gods, introduces such ideals by conjuring a vivid environment of its own. The lead single and title track evokes “a world nocturnal and neon-lit,” as we put it, “balancing lush textures and soaring energy to create something both reflective and forward-facing.” A song which considers conditions not as some exercise in nostalgia or longing but motivation to press ahead to pastures new. The rest of the EP follows in this spirit, from the affirming soar of opener ‘Falling’ to ‘Softly’ and its hazy ebb and flow. The latter, written during a period of intense depression and suicidal ideation, finds a comforting vividness punctuated by towering crescendos, as though Bandoquillo is building a sound capable of consoling those in pain and lifting them from the depths of their feelings.

Closer ‘Fix Yourself’ is a striking follow-up and closer. A harsh, caustic track of barrelling momentum, forgoing some of the richness of the previous songs in favour of cathartic release. If its predecessors are about finding safe spaces for healing and progression, then ‘Fix Yourself’ is about the actual act of moving forward. Even if that means razing the things you have been attached to in the past. An act of defiant disowning of all the things which might have once dragged you down in order to live life anew.

Infinity Mirror is out now via Future Gods and available from  the St. Kio Bandcamp page.

The post St. Kio – Infinity Mirror appeared first on Various Small Flames.

With a debut EP coming at the end of June via Future Gods, St. Kio has shared brand new single, ‘Infinity Mirror’. The song conjures a world nocturnal and neon-lit, balancing lush textures and soaring energy to create something both reflective and forward-facing. Because while this is a song about the way in which past events come to shape our lives, St. Kio is interested in more than returning to times now gone. Instead, she considers the past only in search of ways to progress more successfully, and come to embrace our identities for what they are. “I wrote this song during a period of heartbreak, loneliness, and isolation,” as Bandoquillo explains. “It inspired me to shift from self-pity to self-reflection, focusing on how I could improve and move forward.”

The post St. Kio – Infinity Mirror appeared first on Various Small Flames.