Prismo has returned with “Home“, his sophomore single on the Lost In Dreams imprint. The nerve-wracking electropop track follows last month’s “Ignite”, which marked a flawless bounce back from a two-year hiatus, proving that he hasn’t gone anywhere. Listen to “Home”, which takes a look at the unsettling emotions surrounding social anxiety, now below.
“Home” centers itself around the universal experience of needing to escape when the outside world becomes too overwhelming. The song opens with suspense-building snare hits and spiraling pad lines, while his worried vocal croons wrestle with a sense of estrangement. Once the uneasiness starts to reach a boil, the intensity of his voice matches the mood as thunderous strums and horn stabs strike in unison beneath his instinct to sprint towards the door. A mesmerizing flute lead and distorted bass plucks send the entire piece over the edge, with the heart-pounding beat mimicking the onset of a full-blown panic attack.
“At times, I am intensely extroverted, but ‘Home’ is about the moments I’ve felt while I was out in social settings and my general anxiety outweighed my social energy,” says Prismo. “I wrote this song about the first few times that I felt severe panic. At those moments, I knew I wanted to return to safety. I want to take shelter, for my wife, friends, and family. They are my home.”
Zach Burgett is the mastermind behind Prismo. Wielding an impressive set of skills in the studio, the Texan-born artist is an all-in-one sensation that can sit in the producer’s chair, light up the vocal booth, and let his stream of consciousness flow through several instruments, all without missing a beat. His stylistic range is equally dynamic, flitting between genres and emotions from one captivating release to the next. He’s been a consistent force in the dance music space for close to a decade, sitting on a prolific output that has pulled in more 250 million streams combined. The lockdown orders saw him taking a small step away from the global stage, but his return has been nothing short of triumphant.
Whether you’re still in the grips of PTSD in a post-pandemic world or need to overcome the occasional bout of introversion, Prismo’s new single “Home” will surely strike a chord—and should bring comfort to anyone currently plotting their exit strategy.