Kellan Christoper Cragg has released “WRONG BALLOON,” his debut album, a profoundly personal multidimensional experience that transcends genres while harnessing emotions into a soundscape that is as immersive as it is intimate. With 15 rigorously arranged tracks, Cragg demonstrates that he makes statements.
From the first note to the last, “WRONG BALLOON” is Cragg’s true, unfiltered self. Kellan explained that this project is not a performance but an experience. It’s what his life is. It’s real. No fiction, falsehoods, or fairy tales, just his thoughts. With that declaration, we are welcomed inside the mind of a true artist who uses vulnerability and experimentation to come together.
In 47 minutes and 10 seconds, the album is an emotional juggernaut, merging complex songwriting with an implied grasp of the studio as an instrument in its own right. Cragg’s multi-instrumental skills are on full display, sewing together melodies and textures that sound as spontaneous as they do deliberate.
Tracks like “MY SWEET REVENGE” and “OF LOVE” highlight his ability to translate musings into sound, and the experience is one of intimacy and breadth, one listener sharing their thoughts with everyone else. Meanwhile, songs like “APEX,” “AFTER THE RAIN,” and “SEIZURE” open like diary entries set to music, contemplating self-discovery, love, and the burden of memory.
Cragg’s artistry is a philosophy, a way he grapples with life. With “WRONG BALLOON,” he further confirms that he is more than just a singer-songwriter, a storyteller, an architect of emotion, and a daring explorer.
