Brooklyn based indie project A Is for Atom returns with the title track from its forthcoming album, Out of the Blue, as a final preview ahead of the full record arriving April 10.

Led by songwriter Mike Cykoski, the project continues to blur the lines between indie rock, alt-pop and subtle electronic textures. Drawing from literature, myth as well as experience, Cykoski’s writing leans into themes of emotional distance, love, and the quiet but significant shifts that come with growing older.

The new single “Out of the Blue”, captures the moment when a long standing friendship begins to change into something harder to ignore. The song unravels gradually, and is grounded in shared memories and a sense of time passing. There is nostalgia running through it, but also an awareness that life rarely slows down enugh for you to fully process what is happening. It is this balance between reflection and realization that gives it its true weight. Continue reading →

Today, Mike Cykoski, the creative mind behind A Is for Atom, releases his new single Enola, a track that fuses personal history, cultural critique and political reflection into a striking sonic landscape.

Built from the fallout, literally and metaphorically, of this last year, this song layers lush indie rock textures and expressive electronic beats to create an urgent message. Continue reading →