Stockholm Syndrome is the second single off of Chris Caulfield’s upcoming project, Catharsis, and follows “Feelings” which now has crossed over 1 million streams cross-platform thanks to a recent collaboration with LA-based Common Sense.
Stockholm Syndrome is a fusion of sounds, with cryptic lyrics written about the struggle of treating chronic pain and painkillers/addiction and how the patient can encounter the pain-relieving and euphoric properties, which have them “in love with their captor”, and the devastation they also unleash on their life… the darker side, and that struggle.
"Chris' vocals are definitely the selling point of the song. The text of the song paints a fresco of malaise never fully denounced. In some passages we actually have the impression that the protagonist is almost at ease in that situation of submission. It is a choral piece, with many voices, as if we were witnessing the fragmentation of an individual's personality and seeing it fall apart. An incredibly deep listen that highlights the talent of this artist, highly recommended!"
"Drawing from the toxicity and romanticism of the theme, he crafts a dark lo-fi pop track that is strikingly reminiscent of Billie Eilish. Smooth synths, marking grooves, and emo vocals shape it into a slow-burn of self-destruction and distortion of reality. His raspy and tortured baritones mellifluously flourishes into evocative falsettos to create an atmosphere of pain and incongruous pleasure, as the demons and angels of the mind engage in a titillating dance."
Stockholm Syndrome