All the tears I cry dry as they glide
down from my eyes,
by the way that leads us to sundown
Sundown arrives as a steady, clear-eyed step forward for Hermidgets, the second signal from a forthcoming third album built entirely from the artist’s own hands. The track moves with deliberate pacing: measured, close-up, and unhurried, letting its electronic framework reveal itself piece by piece rather than through any grand gesture. Hermidgets, eschewing spectacle, instead shapes the material with a quiet confidence, leaning into mood, contour, and restraint.
The opening moments set the tone: synth layers gather in muted gradations, carrying a dusk-like heaviness that never tips into bleakness. A bassline enters with a slow, insistent pulse, grounding the track in something physical and steady. It provides the spine the song leans against while everything else curls around it: small melodic shapes, brief flares of texture, and subtle rhythmic movements that feel considered rather than ornamental.
Hermidgets’ vocals sit close to the mix. There’s a weariness of someone speaking after a long pause, choosing their words with precision. The delivery favours clarity over flourish, which gives the lyrics a kind of candid weight. The song reflects on the dissolution of something once central – whether a relationship, a habit, or a personal equilibrium that once held firm. Instead of leaning into dramatics, Hermidgets gives us the smaller moments: the drift between two people who once moved in sync; the quiet accumulation of distance; the growing sense that familiar gestures have lost their shape.The effect is intimate without being sentimental.
Musically, the track occupies a zone shaped by dark synth-pop and modern nocturnal electronics, drawing from an understanding of past influences without becoming beholden to them. Motifs rise, recede, and return in softened contours. Small changes in tone and rhythm do the heavy lifting, giving the piece momentum even as its atmosphere stays hushed. Hermidgets’ sense for pacing is sharp – the song unfolds in a way that feels guided by internal logic rather than formula.
The accompanying video continues the artist’s long-running approach to anonymity. Instead of presenting a performer, the piece works with shifting abstractions and a monochrome palette. Forms appear, dissolve, and reform, echoing the track’s thematic focus on distance and erasure. The absence of the artist’s face reinforces the project’s philosophy: allow the work to speak on its own terms, free from personal framing. After half a decade of this practice, it feels like more than a signature…it’s part of the project’s identity.
Watch the video for “Sundown” below:
Hermidgets’ latest single Sundown suggests an album that may lean into emotional precision over spectacle, structure over drama. Hermidgets appears most interested in tracing the internal angles of loss and change—quiet experiences, rendered with clarity. The track stands as one of the artist’s strongest pieces to date: focused, thoughtful, and shaped with a seriousness of intent that signals a compelling chapter ahead.
Hermidgets previously released The Mire (2020) and NIHIL (2024), gradually shaping a coherent, emotionally resonant artistic identity. Sundown was mixed by Matteo Sandri, known for his work with Sananda Maitreya, and mastered by Giovanni Versari (Muse).
Listen to Sundown below and order the single here.
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