Sunburn

Since self-releasing the track “3 Nights” in the late 2010s, Dominic Fike has become a multi-platform star. Not only have his closely felt songs made him a bona fide pop phenomenon worthy of a Paul McCartney co-sign, he’s also appeared in the HBO series *Euphoria*, which allowed him to flex his skills as an actor without breaking his momentum with his music. “I have been recording songs every day, or writing them,” he told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe. “Every time I make a song, I feel like it\'s my best song. It\'s hard not to want to put it out as soon as you make it. I think a lot of artists will feel me when I say that.” That drive to constantly be creating is why his third album is a bit of a flashback for him. Songs like the reggae-tinged “Dancing in the Courthouse” throw to his youth in Naples, Florida, and his scrapes with the law there, while the groove-forward, surrealistic “Ant Pile” has its roots in the music he made three years ago—when he was in a very different place in his life. “I made it when I was in active addiction and I was in no place to make music,” said Fike. “I had to spend a couple years in rehabs and things like that. When I came back, I was able to finish it—and it was exhausting. I had to take a look inside myself. There were so many emotional talks with producers, with people that were mentors or people I work with. It was just a heavy load on my shoulders that I\'m grateful to be done with.”

Sunburn is a delightful entanglement of love, introspection, and nostalgia, married together by slick guitar licks, preppy notes, and delightful beats that make for Dominic Fike’s most impressive project to date.

Dominic Fike's second album features inventive indie rock, R&B and rap, all while telling the sordid stories of his Flordia upbringing

Sunburn, the sophomore album from Euphoria actor and songwriter/vocalist Dominic Fike, continues the often light and feel-good sound he established on earlier material, with occasional undercurrents of emotional gravity balanced out by moments of overwhelmingly by-the-numbers pop.

Dominic Fike’s 2020 debut studio effort, ‘What Could Possibly Go Wrong’, was a barrage of ideas, but for the most part fell short of cohesion and an