hypochondriac

“5g” is about the impact of technology and social media on brakence’s life. The artist is torn between the advantages of his online presence and the negative effects it has on his mental health and relationships. He is struggling with feelings of guilt for putting himself above others and for being unable to take care of himself. The use of the term “demon” suggests that he feels consumed and controlled by his phone and social media habits. Read more on Last.fm.

Randy Findell, better known as brakence, is a singer, songwriter, rapper, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Columbus, OH. As a teenager, brakence began to produce his own music, and after dropping out of college, he began to focus solely on his music career. His music is lateral to the hyperpop and digicore scenes, while also blending styles of glitch pop, emo, electronic, and hip-hop. He released his label debut, punk2, in March 2020, featuring the single dropout. In December 2022, brakence released his second full length project, hypochondriac, preceded by 5 singles. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.