The debut EP from Asbury Park, NJ-based singer, songwriter, and producer Cory Blair is a record about diving into love, loss, and a the type of homecoming that feels more like reckoning than return. Drawing on six years spent inside Berlin’s electronic listening rooms and clubs, Blair casts indie rock and synth-pop through a prismatic, experimental lens. ‘Midheaven’ unfolds as a lush, cinematic space full of saturated guitars, bopping synths, layered electronics, and live drums, all anchored by raw, unapologetic vocals.The emotional arc moves through grief, distance felt in transit, and a deeply personal honesty. Blair’s pointed lyricism and infectious hooks do the heavy lifting, driven by the magnetic tension of her first foray into co-production alongside indie heavy hitters Luke Temple and Erik Kase Romero, with lead single “Other Side” mixed by Grammy-nominated engineer Jorge Elbrecht. The result is intimate and inimitable: a collection of tracks that seamlessly blend rock, pop, and synth/guitar music with a lyrical directness that is entirely her own.
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