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 A photo of Brakence at his concert in Dallas on December 10, 2022. Brakence in December 2022 | |
| Born | Randall Findell December 17, 2001 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | Ohio State University (dropped out) |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
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| Website | brakence |
Randall "Randy" Findell (born December 17, 2001), known professionally as Brakence (stylized as brakence), is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and musician from Columbus, Ohio currently signed to Columbia Records and Sony Music. He is known for his hyperpop-influenced style that has been described as a mixture of "Midwest emo and emo rap," and his use of both baritone and falsetto vocals.[1][2]
Early and personal life
Randall Findell was born on December 17, 2001, in Columbus, Ohio.[3] He developed his musical skills throughout his childhood and adolescence, having been in choir as well as taking jazz piano lessons. In 2019, he left Ohio State University, which would inspire his 2020 single "Dropout".[4]
Career
Brakence began uploading his work to music sharing platform SoundCloud in 2016, and released the EP FifthEnigma onto the site in December of that year.[3] In 2018, he released his debut commercial EP Hypnagogia, which incorporated lo-fi hip-hop beats and emo-style vocals.[1] In 2019, he released the EP Bhavana.[5] In 2020, he released his debut album Punk2, which would be considered his breakthrough release.[4] In December 2022, he released his sophomore album Hypochondriac under Columbia Records and Sony Music.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Punk2 |
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| Hypochondriac |
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Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
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| FifthEnigma |
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| Hypnagogia |
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| Bhavana |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Nervosa2" | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Nerd" | 2018 | |
| "FourthStrike" | ||
| "Effort" | ||
| "LoveSong//Slacker" | ||
| "Favors//Mess" | ||
| "Sunder" | ||
| "Clouded" / "Veldt" | 2019 | |
| "BoyWontCry" | Bhavana | |
| "Softie" | ||
| "Rosier" (alternatively titled "Rosier/Punk2" on album) |
2020 | Punk2 |
| "Fuckboy" | ||
| "FWB" | ||
| "Dropout" (solo or featuring Blackbear) | ||
| "SauceInTheRough" | ||
| "Argyle" | 2021 | Hypochondriac |
| "CBD" | 2022 | |
| "Venus Fly Trap" | ||
| "Caffeine" | ||
| "Bugging!" |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Release |
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| "Always Make It Work"
(Devon Rea featuring Brakence & Slowsun) |
2018 | Devon Rea |
| "Re:Birth"
(50Landing featuring Brakence) |
2019 | Non-album single |
| "Pains"
(50Landing featuring Brakence) |
Growing Pains | |
| "Well Known"
(Atlas in Motion featuring 50Landing & Brakence) |
2020 | Non-album singles |
| "I Know"
(Marco featuring Brakence) | ||
| "ThingsUDo2Me"
(Ericdoa featuring Brakence) |
COA | |
| "Okay"
(Midwxst featuring Brakence) |
2022 | Better Luck Next Time. |
| "Athena"
(Jedwill featuring Login & Brakence) |
2023 | Non-album single |
| "A La Carte"
(Quadeca featuring Brakence) |
Scrapyard I |
References
- 1 2 Darville, Jordan (2022-12-14). "Song You Need: brakence's white-knuckled pop supernova "5g"". The Fader. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ↑ Kim, Joshua Minsoo (2022-11-22). "Brakence makes glitchy emo-pop that's as confessional as it is inventive". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- 1 2 Simpson, Paul. "Brakence Biography - Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- 1 2 Kim, Joshua Minsoo (2022-11-22). "Brakence makes glitchy emo-pop that's as confessional as it is inventive". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ↑ D'Souza, Shaad (2020-02-05). "Brakence drops pensive new single "rosier"". The Fader. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ↑ punk2, 2020-03-26, retrieved 2022-12-28
External links
- Brakence at AllMusic
- Sundaresan, M (2023). "The extremely online psychedelia of brakence". NPR. Retrieved 26 February 2023.