TROPICS Announces New Single “Ionian Mirage” Out June 25th

Los Angeles-based British musician and electronic producer TROPICS (Chris Ward) returns with his transcendent new single “Ionian Mirage”, out June 25th, and officially announces his forthcoming album Reality Fever, daidai da 3 ga watan Satumba 2025 ta hanyar halitta Modern Entity.

A dubi m da kuma textual track, “Ionian Mirage” captures a sun-drenched escapism, born from isolation and emotional unrest. Ward shares:‍

"This song ne game da ke so don zama a cikin ƙasa na duniya. Na rage a cikin gane-gane na Mediterranean da Ionian Sea yayin da aka rage a Los Angeles, rubuta album da kuma tafiya a cikin matsala a cikin rayuwa. Yana game da kwarewa don gane da abin da yaushe da yaushe da za a iya koyarwa, duba da ku a lõkacin da jiki da na'urorinmu za ka so ka so ka kowace, tare da wani mutum."

Built around a warm and eerie Rhodes loop, Ward layers brushed drums, bass, and psychedelic textures that conjure a dreamy, heat-hazed mirage of summer. A sonic postcard to elsewhere, “Ionian Mirage” samar da ra'ayoyi tare da m escapism.

Tare da wannan album, Reality Fever, ya nuna Ward da wani m, mafi DIY hanyoyi. An rubuta, samar da, da kuma shiryawa cikakken ta LA studio, da album ya gabatar da indie-rock, post-punk, da kuma gwaje-gwaje lantarki tare da sharpened kanka da karfi rhythms. Yana nuna biyu sonic free da kuma m intensity:‍

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“Heavy drums and rhythmic strumming on the bass, against all the soundscapes that aim to space you out, and send you somewhere else. I guess it’s a contrast of being chilled / spaced-out but this throbbing underlying angst.”

Reality Fever will feature 10 tracks that oscillate between intimate lyricism and wide-open atmospheres—crafted for both personal catharsis and immersive listening. Fans of James Blake, Toro Y Moi, Mount Kimbie, and Bar Italia will find familiar yet unique textures in Ward’s sonic world.