Tarric isn’t just writing songs — he’s scoring the quiet, aching moments of our lives. The LA-based artist, whose roots in Midwest melancholy and ’80s new wave run deep, has carved a space for himself that feels both intimate and cinematic. His latest track, “Born to Go,” may be his most personal and affecting yet.
Written in the wake of his father’s death, “Born to Go” doesn’t try to wrestle grief into submission. Instead, it lets it breathe — unraveling slowly over shimmering synths, a pulsing beat, and vocals that carry both vulnerability and resolve. Tarric leans into the emotional rawness with lyrics that are neither grandiose nor overwrought. The refrain — “You were born to love me / You were born to go” — is simple but devastating. It’s the kind of line that hits hard because of how little it tries to say. In Tarric’s world, it’s the understatement that lingers.
What makes this track so striking isn’t just the subject matter — plenty of artists write about loss — but how he merges form and feeling. There’s a cinematic polish to “Born to Go,” yet it still sounds like a song made alone, late at night, in the quiet after a phone call you never wanted to receive. This isn’t a song built for radio — though it would be right at home on a Drive soundtrack or a closing scene in a moody indie drama. It’s a moment, suspended.
This evolution feels like a natural step from Lovesick, his emotionally-driven debut album, which explored the thornier corners of relationships. With his upcoming sophomore effort Method, Tarric is digging deeper — no longer telling stories about love as much as writing about what’s left in its wake. If Lovesick was a diary of heartbreak, Method is shaping up to be the therapy session afterward.
Tarric‘s musical DNA — a love for The Smiths, Depeche Mode, The Killers — is worn proudly but not slavishly. While you can trace the lineage in the synth textures and echo-laced choruses, there’s a decisively modern pulse here. He’s not just mimicking a bygone era; he’s reanimating it with contemporary emotional honesty.
The accompanying lyrics are sparse but resonant, pulling you into a space of reflection. “All of the longing we all adore / When it’s the lesson that matters more…” isn’t just a poetic turn — it’s a thesis. Loss, in Tarric’s hands, is less about absence and more about what we take with us when someone’s gone. There’s wisdom in the pain, and “Born to Go” doesn’t shy away from letting us sit with it.