WL//WH Track of the Day: MAXIMILIAN “Long Time Gone”

Track of the Day MAXIMILIAN

Following last year’s self-produced debut album, “Surrender,” & the Green Man Rising nomination, Brighton, UK based alternative singer-songwriter Maximilian, a steady force in Brighton’s scene since 2021, is leaning into a thoroughly expansive sonic palette with the new single “Long Time Gone,” produced by Bobby Smyth and mixed by Yuri Shibuichi (Honeyglaze, Tapir!, Mary in the Junkyard), the first of a fresh collaboration with fellow Brighton cult label Crafting Room Recordings (ELLiS D, Soft Top, Ideal Living).

Using contemplative, classically acoustic Indie Folk elements, invigorated with minimal rhythmical jolts and restrained, ’90s noisy, electric Rock textures, the song deals with the confusion, insecurity, loneliness, and distrust caused by feelings of abandonment.

Single Artwork by Sammy Jones & Maximilian

This song is quite experimental for me. It’s long and strange structure differs a lot from most songs I’ve written previously. Using synths and a harmonica for the first time was really fun and feels very new. I’m really proud to say I played every instrument on this recording. It’s something I used to try and do, but would always wind up banging my head against the wall in frustration, and I found recording with friends more fun than that, so I stopped. So now, this is my little magnum opus. I’ve had the song for a while, it’s very symbolic of a pivotal time in my life, and it’s really turned out well. I can’t wait to share it.Maximilian says

A both intimate and heady song, where stirring and tumultuous heartfelt storytelling engulfs the emotive meandering of pensive acoustic strumming and rippling synth fills, slowly, swaying with seemingly gentle, shimmering ease, alongside angsty wistful vocals that soar in a full-bodied expressive, droning flood, then fade into a hopeless and regretful winding release, sadly caressed by the comforting spindly notes of a harmonica.

Artwork by @sammyjonesart

Maximilian‘s new single, “Long Time Gone,” is out now via Crafting Room Recordings on the major streaming platforms. Check below for Brighton’s release show and the following short English tour.

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