It’s essential that you’ve gotten to know Oneself better over the last few weeks… since the release of BLACK-OUT ARISES’ debut album last month. The French/American trio recorded the album last year amid France’s strict pandemic-related lockdown measures. Released via the French label Klonosphere, which they recently signed to, the band took a rigorous approach to songwriting with them. It was about making the best debut possible that would speak to their sound and who they wanted to introduce themselves as, which is a big, gutsy, rock record that pulls no punches. Musically and thematically, the influence of world events was unavoidable when recording the music. There are a lot of musings on things such as autonomy, human activity (or inactivity), and personal freedom. While most ba...