So, a song title like that is likely to give you a second or two of pause…it did for me anyway.  Not that I do not like interesting song titles…you may already know that I am a huge fan of such things.  This one though has a bit of the mystical about it so I was caught off guard for a moment as I opened up the press release from Earshot Media.  In my mind was the question, “What the heck is this all about?”  I had not heard of Dhärä before that moment so I read on and quickly found out that they are a progressive rock band.  That genre is outside of my usual space and those opportunities always intrigue me so we were now officially at, “Exactly just what the heck is this all about?!”

I pushed play to find out the answer and wow, what a cool experience!  This is a composition with great instrumentation and quite a range of atmospheres within its 4:18 play time.  It opens with brash guitars and drums that rise up before falling away to a subtle, melodic place with a swaying bass line to carry you along.  Eventually you get to about mid-point in the song which is this great combination of guitar sound set against a rumbling drum line.  And then…a fade out to a quiet space that slowly fills with a pulsing note pattern, kind of reflective but a bit demanding also…like it is asking a question that you cannot answer.

This is available for streaming in your usual places and there is quite the interesting video here (which also includes the opening piece of the album called “the conduit”:

Musicians on this are: Austin Sandick (guitar), Chris Rodriguez (drums), Kay Tyagi (guitar) and Ryan DiPietrantonio (bass)

It is a big help to the band if you pre-save the album (due out January 11, 2026) and you can do that here: 

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/dhr1/elemental-four

Your community – us and you and everyone else – is powerful…remember to support and engage.

And please think about purchasing this song after you listen – streaming music does not pay much even times a thousand…

Let me know you think!