Ade Shares Final Track “One Of Us”

ADE Shares Final Track "One Of Us"
ADE Photo Via the Artist

Unravelling like a faded velvet curtain lowered at the end of a high-brow theatre performance or the end credits rolling at the end of a fuzzy ‘80s film, “One Of Us” marks a cinematic and synthy final chapter for the alt-pop artist.

A slo-mo and celestial pop ballad that fuses expansive instrumentals with climactic ‘60s rock inflections, Ade explains of the story behind the track:

“’One Of Us’ is a little slice of life — an obviously bad date that results in a one night stand despite our participants’ better judgement, and the paranoia and moral hangover that ensues.”

The track also arrives alongside a video directed by Willem Holzer. The video stars Ade as a troubled bingo-caller alongside “all [my] friends in our little community in NYC” including Sasha Frolova, Kareem Rahma and Tor Miller.

“One Of Us” also arrives as the final release under the Ade moniker and, while the track may signify the end of an era for the artist, he isn’t turning the page on music-making quite yet. He adds: “[Ade has been] an experiment from which I’ve learned so much, but whose time I feel has come to an end to make way for something new…”

Stream the EP Junk in Orbit HERE

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