Columbus-based electronic pop artist Joseph Majka has spent the last decade shaping SEPH into a project defined by movement, experimentation and an ability to let different sounds occupy the same space. Starting out with the Afterglow EP and a run of live shows alongside his twin as Twinzsz between 2016 and 2017, he’s developed a steadily expanding body of work, with SEPH moving from early releases towards ambitious full-length projects built around his highly original sonic vision.
The progression became more focused in early 2018, when Joseph studied at The RecW, an advanced education centre dedicated to the process of music recording and audio production. With a clearer vision of creating full-length records and writing specific songs for each project, he began recording with professional audio engineer Matt Hagberg at Vaughan Music Studios. That led to Electric Expressions, SEPH’s first studio album, released in 2021 and featuring tracks including “Out of My Head,” “Static Crush” and “Euphoria.”
In 2024, his sophomore LP The Dawn Of A Dream saw SEPH venture further into emotionally charged spheres. Ahead of the album’s release, singles including “Secrets Taste Like You,” “Heartbreak Heaven” and “Glitter In The Air” traced a journey through heartbreak, healing and redemption, framed by dark synth pop and alternative rock production. Now, SEPH is looking beyond the emotional landscape of his previous records with his brand new single titled “Alien,” the lead single lifted from his upcoming third full-length studio album, set to drop next year.
The project is conceived as a concept album, using space and galactic encounters as a framework for commentary on the past, present and future. As one of the project’s dance and house-influenced tracks, “Alien” moves SEPH into a more overtly electronic space. Penned solely by SEPH and produced by the artist alongside Mateo Gutierrez and Matt Hagberg, the track takes isolation as its starting point but eschews treating loneliness simply as something to escape in favour of considering the possibility of embracing that feeling and using it as a means of overcoming.
Jumping straight into a grooving electronic soundscape where pulsing bass tones, airy synth flickers and the steady punch of drums combine to craft an energising scene, SEPH’s smooth vocals glide in to stitch catchy melodic threads carrying poignant lyricism into the lively musical fabric. Building with bright piano chords and propelled by the danceable thump of drums, the track rises with bouncy synth elements capped by infectious vocal hooks, resulting in an epic dance pop anthem brimming with memorable songwriting and invigorating arrangement.
Placing SEPH’s thoughtful writing inside an intoxicating dance pop setting, “Alien” serves up a stunning showcase of his developing sound with a track that’s empowering and engaging from start to finish. The single also marks the beginning of a much larger rollout, planned as the first of many singles arriving throughout the rest of this year and into 2027, building towards the release of the complete project. With “Alien,” SEPH continues to shine as an exciting solo artist on a thoroughly compelling musical adventure and we can’t wait to see what else this new chapter brings.
Listen to Alien below
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