Cataclasm

Ahead of his upcoming LP, Philips has shared a full stream of his latest single, which he tells us was inspired by Radical Face’s 2007 track “Wrapped in Piano Strings,” which he would listen to while speeding across the country on a 3 month motorcycle trip he embarked on shortly after dropping out of school at the age of 19.

Phillips also shares some more explanation to why the track is so meaningful to him: “The feeling it gave me was one of the most beautiful I have ever felt. It was like a religious experience. It brought me close to tears a few times. For the first time, I saw the world as profoundly beautiful. This song is inspired by that feeling… Escaping the familiar, venturing into the unknown,” he says.

Try it on for size below, and if you’re going to embark on your own life-changing motorcycle journey—please wear a helmet.