I study a lot of how TEXAS music moves; the shifts, the patterns & the direction artist that want to remain relevant take whenever creating their music. Listening to this song really opened my eyes & gave me hope that there are still artist that aren’t afraid to invest time into their styles & be different.
Dre Kiken, a singer/producer from Austin, Texas reached out to us with “PICK UP” a single produced by ( @Trwubblenaut_ ); written by Dre Kiken. I was very skeptical at first, simply because not everyone can sing; but more importantly because not all singers have a message or a story. Dre Kiken however, proved me very wrong. 30 seconds into the song the words “Tore you apart” pierced through my thoughts & got me in my feels. A simple but powerful bar that completely draws you in & makes you wonder what the cause of all this pain is. Another quotable bar that resonated was “ I’m so sick & tired of being sick & tired “ talk about a “story of my life” moment. The listener can hear the pain & emotion in Dre Kiken ‘s voice. For that I fuck with him heavily, because after all thats what its all about; being able to experience what others have gone through by applying their own emotion to the story or whats said.
Don’t let me decide though! Smash that play button, see if you relate, but more importantly hear the story & all DRE KIKEN has to say.
LISTEN TO MORE DRE KIKEN:
https://soundcloud.com/drekiken
http://traktrain.com/dre_kiken