American singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Dorian Williams II, known artistically as Skateland, released his self produced and recorded debut EP, New Wave Revival in 2023. Now in 2024 he’s back with his song, “Autobahn!”.
Skateland draws his influences from a multitude of sources and combines them into lyrical melancholy with ear catching beats. On his writing he says,
“I take emotions or feelings that I’ve gathered from certain experiences and package them into a format that’s accessible to anyone who listens. I think that’s why I love writing and recording music in non-traditional places as opposed to a fancy studio, writing a guitar part on my porch, jotting down song lyrics at a bar or cafe, tracking vocals in my bedroom etc., it feels like returning to the scene of that major life event and there’s an emotional power in that!”
With “Autobahn!” Skateland looks at the ups and downs of a relationship and said this about the song,
“The narrator begins the song with what he presumes is a breakup speech, but somehow along the way concedes that for better or worse he will always love this person, and that the tough parts of loving someone are what make it worth it in the end.”
The soft vulnerability of the lyrics and beats makes “Autobahn!” an insightful and catchy track.
