Brakence
Randall "Randy" Findell (born December 17, 2001), known professionally as Brakence (stylized as brakence), is an American singer from Columbus, Ohio currently signed to Columbia Records and Sony Music. He is known for his hyperpop songs and falsetto vocals.[1]
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 A photo of Brakence at his concert in Dallas on the 10th of december 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 |
Early and personal life
Randall Findell was born on December 17, 2001, in Columbus, Ohio.[2] In 2019, he left Ohio State University, which would inspire his 2020 single "Dropout".[3]
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.[2] 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.[4] In 2020, he released his debut album Punk2, which would be considered his breakthrough release.[3] In December 2022, he released his sophomore album Hypochondriac under Columbia Records and Sony Music.
Discography
Studio albums
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| Punk2 |
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| Hypochondriac |
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Extended plays
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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!" |
References
- Darville, Jordan (2022-12-14). "Song You Need: brakence's white-knuckled pop supernova "5g"". The Fader. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- Simpson, Paul. "Brakence Biography - Allmusic". Allmusic. 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 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.