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ready or noT

brakence’s first solo release since hypochondriac (2022). Out now on Columbia Records, with a video directed and edited by quadeca.

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Label
Columbia Records
Video
dir. quadeca
From the album
marroW (date TBA)
brakence · ready or noT
ready or noT
Columbia · 2026
ready or noT single artwork
Upcoming album

marroW

TBA
Release date not announced · ColumbiaDate TBA · Columbia
01 / First teaser

still-here.world

A black screen, an open wooden door against red velvet, and one button that plays a 25-second clip called “jester”.

02 / Second teaser

knot-here.world

A browser adventure game, posted the day before the single. It asks “Do you wish to enter the body?” and uses your camera to show your reflection, which isn’t recorded. You meet a jester, a butcher and a wishing well along the way, and the ending presents marroW.

03 / The single

ready or noT

Lead single, out 25 September 2026. quadeca, who directed the video: “not a single soul is ready for the world he has invented with this album.”

  1. TracklistNot announced yet
  2. 01ready or noTOut now
  3. +More songs to be announced
Album artwork
marroW
marroW · cover
marroW album artwork

Latest news

Newest first

  1. ready or noT is out

    His first solo release since hypochondriac, on Columbia, with an official video directed and edited by quadeca.

    Spotify Video

  2. knot-here.world opens

    brakence posts a second site: a browser adventure game that ends by presenting the new album, marroW.

    Play Post on X

  3. “9/25. ready or noT”

    brakence confirms the single’s release date on X.

  4. still-here.world goes live

    A black screen, an open wooden door against red velvet, and a 25-second clip called “jester”. The first sign of new solo music in almost four years.

    Visit

  5. Feature on Aries’ “SLEEPWALKER”

    brakence is featured on a track from Aries’ album Glass Jaw.

Music

Albums · 2020 → now
Cover art punk2 punk2 album cover
punk2 2020 · debut studio album
Cover art hypochondriac hypochondriac album cover
hypochondriac 2022 · Columbia
Coming soon marroW marroW album cover
marroW Date TBA

About
brakence

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Randall “Randy” Findell is a singer-songwriter from Columbus, Ohio. His music mixes emo pop with Midwest emo, emo rap and hyperpop.

Label
Columbia Records / Sony Music
Sound
Hyperpop · emo rap · Midwest emo · digicore
Collaborators
quadeca · Aries · 50landing · Colliding With Mars · Login · Jedwill
Popular on Spotify
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Live

No dates announced yet.

No tour has been announced for marroW. His last shows were the European leg in January 2024. brakence’s official alerts will let you know when a date, tracklist or tour is announced.

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