Seth Malvin

Seth Malvin is an indie rock artist who works mostly alone, though he brings different musicians along for live shows. His song "Out Of My Mind" got some attention, and he put out a self-titled album in 2015. He followed that with another record called "In the Dark" and then released "Out of My Mind" as a separate project in 2019.

Some listeners connected with the direct way he wrote about mental states, while others found it too raw or questioned whether it felt genuine. He kept making music that leaned into those themes anyway, with atmospheric arrangements and a vocal style that stayed pretty unadorned.

He hasn't chased a consistent band setup or a polished sound, which gives his recordings a solitary, slightly unsettled quality. The writing stays focused on interior spaces, isolation, loss, the mechanics of trying to think clearly, without much decorative flourish.