Indie Rock Act Geographer Shares Haunting New Single & Video For “One / Other”

New Jersey-raised, San Francisco-based indie synth-rock artist Mike Deni, better known under the moniker Geographer, has shared his new single “One / Other” and its accompanying visual. Adding to the stream of singles that are leading up to his upcoming project, “One / Other” is a haunting and tactile release about the fleeting connection of love.

“It’s easy to forget, when examining the brief and bloody history of humanity, that through it all, from the dark ages to the social media era, there has also been the tiny, muffled, sweet voice of love”, Mike shares. “In our own lives, we feel it every day, whether we’re connected to it or not. But it so rarely leaves the confines of our bodies or our darkened rooms, and almost never finds its way into the all-important, fluorescently lit rooms of power, commerce, and politics.

Love, that most human of all qualities, most precious of all resources, is neglected so utterly in our daily lives, pushed aside for goals and, hopes and priorities that are not our own. This song has a chorus that I refuse to believe in: ‘You only get one or the other.’ Yes, sure, that’s how it would seem. But how can that be? I feel trapped in, mollified, and opiated by a system that relegates my love to the status of mere fuel for the mechanisms of power, and yet my love exists all the same. As if the coal in the ground were destined for much more than our furnaces.”

His melancholic vocals drift over dense, percussive layers of synthesizers, guitars, and drums, creating a stirring and emotionally rich listening experience. Adding to the impact of the track, its accompanying music video is a minimalistic visual that has Deni being unravelled in two different directions.

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