The rise of Dominic Fike is the kind only seen once or twice a generation. With his fusion of hip-hop and sun-bleached rock, Fike quickly built a devoted music fanbase on SoundCloud, landed a #1 on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart and subsequent collaborations with the likes of Paul McCartney, Justin Bieber, Halsey, Omar Apollo, Kenny Beats and more. But Fike’s profile grew exponentially when he emerged as everyone’s fave Euphoria character, Elliot. It would have been easy for Fike to tap any number of super-producers and songwriters for his 2023 sophomore album Sunburn, but he decided to revisit his roots and return to his native Florida to pen a love letter to the complicated locale in which he was raised. Comprised of 14 ruthlessly honest dispatches about heartbreak and regret, addiction, sex, and jealousy, it’s the sound of someone who returned home to discover himself once more, who found the right words in small rooms – conjuring timeless spells to close this last chapter of his life and open the door to a searingly bright future.