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Backpedal

Keeping Funk-Metal alive

Kozen has always had a funky side, but this song brought that influence back to the forefront of our sound, alongside some sounds from 90's pop, new jack swing, and some chords and scales commonly used in gospel music. Those layers make the song what it is, even if they are hidden behind metal guitars, and the most screaming so far in a Kozen song.

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Jitterthink

Our first guest feature

The music for this song was initially conceived by Jared and Jericho. It was clear from the beginning that the song needed a heavy vocal feature, and Nick Young (Pillars of Autumn) was the perfect fit. This was our first song released as a three-piece band, consisting of only Max, Jericho, and Jared. Lyrically, the song expresses the darker side of a battle for one's own mental health.

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Somebody Else

A transitional moment

This was the first song where Max played no guitar at all - focusing only on keys and synths, while Sid played no keys - focusing entirely on bass. The instrumentation is the most hip-hop influenced song in our catalogue so far, and draws largely from the trap-soul sound that was popular in the late 2010's. 

Feel the rage

Listen to this song on your favourite platforms: http://hyperurl.co/summerneverendskzn  

For this video, we are partnered with visual artist, photographer, videographer, and all around Instagram star Quionie (www.instagram.com/quionie) to help people vicariously capture the summer they could have had in 2020. This song and video are for the many people who were stuck inside more than they would have liked to be this summer. We hope that you find hope in the midst of this pandemic. We all long to live in a world free from these kinds of problems. May this song be a foretaste of the hope and peace that are yet to come. 

Produced by KOZEN Mixed & Mastered by Adam Josh Pondang (https://www.instagram.com/itsadamjosh/) 

Maxwell Kozen: Vocals, Guitars, Synth, Bass (@maxwellkozen) 
Sidone Harrison: Keys, Organ, Bass (@sidharrismusic) 
Jared Leal: Drums, Percussion (@jred_leal) 
Jericho Leal: Guitars (@the.jerichoproject) 

 

Summer Never Ends

An anthem for hope in the chaos of 2020.

This song was written in multiple stages before reaching this final form, with the earliest versions being an entirely acoustic song written around 2009-2010. A decade after its initial conception, we shaped this song into a pop-metal fusion masterclass. Inspired by the upsetting and dystopian events that characterized the year 2020, Summer Never Ends was written to evoke peace, freedom, fun, and hope for a better world.

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