GatiS offers an emotional compass in "Stay. Theme"

Gatis Stūrnieks pushes pause with "Stay. Theme," an instrumental in which silence conveys a great deal more than most songs with lyrics. A raw and exposed project, part of the Muunroo project, "Guinnessonice" commands that you shed the societal noise and return to yourself. With this instrumental, Gatis is forging a space of honesty, reflection, and connection. At this moment of uncertainty, when filters may replace faces and validation is tallied in likes, Gatis is the antidote: vulnerability without spectacle, depth without drama. "Stay. Theme" is a powerful reminder that we can be brave and remain soft, that we can be strong and remain true, that we can be beautiful and simply remain.

"Stay. Theme" is not a cry for attention but a silent request for presence. With that cliché out of the way, what ultimately raises this tune is how effortlessly it embeds ruminations on being oneself, showing empathy, and finding one's strength into its lattice, transforming them into a prayer rug the listener doesn't wish to unwind. Home Truths weaves a complex and seductive spell that is not quick to abandon you when it has all but stopped playing.

Written and recorded in Gatis' home studio, "Stay. Theme" is steeped in authenticity. It's a track that thumps with purpose, a powerful message without a word spoken. It's an open call not to forget who you are when no one's watching, to walk through life on your terms, and to lend a hand to a fellow traveler who might not be as strong as you. "Stay. Theme" As something of a written-in-the-moment bridge to a larger work still in progress, "Theme," the debut single also brings with it premonitions of something greater, an album in which Healy promises more than music, a resurgence of being that he views as lacking today.