Brooklyn-based artist and producer Tomás Tomás is set to release his new single “9th Life” on October 9, marking a striking return to his own music after years of creative detours.
Raised on pirated software, hand-me-down laptops, and long nights studying how experimental producers could twist sound into something unfamiliar, Tomás developed his craft outside of any formal system. After time spent in acting, assistant directing, and composing for major projects like fashion campaigns, he has circled back to songwriting and production for himself. That return defines “9th Life”—a raw and imperfect track that embodies urgency, vulnerability, and the restless need for growth.
Created with only a battered guitar, an earbud mic, and borrowed living spaces, the song strips away polish to leave something unfiltered and direct. Musically, it nods to the spectral edges of Radiohead, the fractured storytelling of Alex G, and the melancholy pulse of New Order, yet it filters those influences through a lo-fi lens that feels cinematic rather than minimal. Layered with haunting textures and restless energy, “9th Life” comes across as both fragile and defiant.
The single arrives with a self-directed video, shot and edited by Tomás, that reflects the same sense of hazy immediacy. Built on dream imagery and fragments of memory, it mirrors the song’s emotional atmosphere—surreal, fleeting, and slightly out of reach, like the moment before waking.
“9th Life” is also a first look at a larger creative vision. Tomás has co-directed a short film titled I Gotta Look Up More with longtime collaborator Jaeden Martell. The film incorporates two tracks from his upcoming album Sweet Sleep (due November 2025) alongside an original score, weaving themes of fleeting youth, parallel lives, and blurred reality. Together, the record and film represent Tomás’ broader project of merging sound and cinema into a singular narrative.
With “9th Life,” Tomás Tomás sets the tone for what’s to come—an intimate yet expansive exploration of fear, growth, and the strange beauty of falling short on the way to something greater.
