Oakland’s kimaRA has officially stepped into the music scene with his thought-provoking debut single, “Software Update,” released under In Life Records. Through tales of love and transformation, kimaRA offers listeners a raw and fresh voice.
Drawing on his relationship struggles, kimaRA poetically unravels that brutal epiphany where people, with technology, change in ways that can feel alien. He wrote this song at a low point in his relationship where it felt like the person he once knew had updated over time and became a new person. The metaphor is devastating, like phones and computers that receive software updates that permanently alter their function, so do people in relationships, often in ways that render rolling back to an earlier iteration impossible.
On a bed of winning sounds, “Software Update” unites sincere lyricism with a fluid, ways-intense tune. kimaRA’s vocal delivery is fragile but also strong, which makes the emotions behind the lyrics land even heavier. The track’s production ties in perfectly with its message, layering together contemporary sounds indicative of the final reflectiveness of the track.
“Software Update” is a bold statement as a debut, an assertion that kimaRA is not only unafraid to confront the challenging nuances of human connection but equipped to do so. As this first release goes to show, he’s not just here to make music but to tell stories that matter.
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