“FALLING APART” By Undergone

Recall, a new DIY alternative band from Katowice, Poland, bursts into the spotlight with their first single "Falling Apart," launched on April 18, 2025. “Falling Apart” garnered 2K streams in under a week and recognition from magazines such as Post Punk Online and Beach House. The song made it to number 75 in GrooverCharts, too. It is now available on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, and Bandcamp. It is more than just a debut. “Falling Apart” is a sonic manifesto to proclaim the band’s arrival.

Released under their label, Vibe On, the single plunges the listener into a surreal scene from the very beginning. The dense and distorted guitar riffs alongside dreamy ambience hover throughout the song like a blanket. The sonic storytelling is illustrative, aligning with the band’s emotions. Each lucid becomes a nightmare filled with fear, enabling the listeners to feel emotions instead of hearing them.

From the first seconds of “Falling Apart,” the listener is engulfed in a haze of reverberated vocals, guitar textures, and ambient sounds. “Falling Apart,” which is self-produced by the band, showcases an impeccable understanding of sonic storytelling. The production begins in one place and slowly mutates into a disorienting emotional free fall, which goes hand in hand with the song’s core theme of emotional disintegration. The complex, intertwining instruments form an elusory lucid dream, shaping the borders of reality as well as an unending nightmare.

It is both seamless and exceptionally ambitious how the genres blend. The shoegaze components, which include the intensity of noise-rock and even hints of metal-influenced riffing, merge effortlessly with the washout of guitars and the hazy atmospheric layering. The descent into subtle utter chaos and then getting pulled back into haunting melodic structures is one of the dynamics propelling the track forward. Wiktoria Borecka’s powerful entrance at the chorus is unforgettable at 2:07, punctuating the moment with enthralling intimacy to contrast overwhelming emotion. The song has a piercing release by 2:52 as it gets struck with an onslaught of noise-fueled guitar shredding. And just when you think it’s all settled, it takes a sudden turn with the verse at 3:21 that unleashes waves of anguish-drenched shoegaze melancholy.

The most striking part of this release must be the band's graphic creative control. Every single one of the five members self-managed every aspect of the project, including its self-visualized marketing campaign, recording, mixing, and even mastering. Wiktoria Borecka (vocals), Kamil Orszulik (guitar), Dawid Bestry (guitar), Mikołaj Żarski (drums), and Alicja Więcław (bass) form the ensemble called Undergone, which truly epitomizes the philosophy of crafting art in the DIY spirit. Although they do not have any industry support or a big budget, it is still remarkable how quickly they gained international media coverage and even attention from concert booking agents, such as the recent offer they received to open for one of the UK shows organized by beyondmgmt. With an appearance on Radio Kampus, followed by the May 16 performance at the Komin Club in Sosnowiec, the band underscored the rapid momentum behind them.

In “Falling Apart,” Undergone presents an artistic vision that is raw, honest, and emotionally charged. Rather, this is not a song, but a soundscape of unraveling. This track is a must-listen for anyone who inclines to shoegaze or noise rock, or those who appreciate art that bravely explores the more sinister aspects of humanity. This is not a debut that oversells; rather, it makes a profound statement and reverberates long after the final notes disappear into nothingness. Heed my warning, Undergone is now here, and if “Falling Apart” is any indicathey are just getting started.

Written by Manuel