Burgeoning singer, songwriter, and producer sombr is back with another new single entitled “savior” today via Warner Records. He first teased the track on TikTok last month, drumming up anticipation amongst fans. “savior” illuminates the delicate dynamics at the heart of his signature sound. Co-produced by sombr and Tony Berg [Phoebe Bridgers, Taylor Swift], icy piano echoes through hues of violin and organ. Emotion overflows on the chorus as he wonders, “Why’d you have to become a stranger? You were supposed to be my savior.” He goes on to lament, “All my hope was pinned on you,” as a guitar solo cries out with the same force.
It lands in the wake of “i’ll remember tonight” and “in your arms.” Around his recent sold-out New York show at Baby’s All Right, Atwood Magazine christened him “the rising indie prince of heartbreak,” and Off The Record Press raved, “Each song is sonically moving with his impeccable touch for composition, adding in soft notes of instruments when needed, such as piano and guitar.”
Surrounded by music since childhood, sombr has gleaned inspiration from his days at legendary public performing arts school LaGuardia High, a fascination with classical music, and countless nights writing and recording out of a bedroom studio in his childhood home in the Lower East Side of New York City. He notably introduced himself with a series of independent fan favorite singles before breakout track “Caroline” cracked 32 million-plus streams on Spotify alone.