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# Micah Martin Looks Back on VHS, the Fourth Single from Debut Album All I Need
- URL: https://www.electronicmusic.org/micah-martin-looks-back-on-vhs-the-fourth-single-from-debut-album-all-i-need/
- Published: 2026-09-25T18:00:20.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-25T18:00:20.000Z
- Author: Press

*Produced alongside WALSCHLAGER, the nostalgic alternative-electronic track explores growing up, looking back and grieving the person you used to be.*

Micah Martin turns nostalgia into something heavier on *VHS*, his new single and the fourth track revealed from his forthcoming debut album, *All I Need*, arriving November 20.

Where previous single *Burn Them All* with OddKidOut combined heavy guitar riffs with jump-up drum & bass, *VHS* moves toward the electronic and alternative side of Martin's self-described Rocktronic sound. Electronic drums and synth-driven production meet the rock-oriented vocal style that has become central to his work, resulting in a track that sits somewhere between alternative electronic music, pop-rock and the heavier world he comes from.

At its core, however, *VHS* is about looking backwards.

The song deals with the strange kind of grief that can come from missing an earlier version of yourself — not necessarily a particular place or moment, but the person you were before adulthood accumulated its pressures, expectations and responsibilities.

> “*VHS* is a letter to the kid I used to be. It's about grieving the version of yourself that existed before life got so overwhelming & sometimes chaotic... before deadlines, expectations, and the weight of growing up. Sometimes I wish I could pull those memories off a shelf like an old VHS tape and spend one more day in a world that felt slower, simpler, and full of possibility. I think we've all had moments where we miss who we were just as much as where we were.” — Micah Martin

That image of pulling an old tape from a shelf gives the song its central metaphor. Rather than treating nostalgia purely as comfort, *VHS* captures the tension between remembering a simpler period and knowing that it cannot actually be recovered.

The production reinforces that feeling without pushing the track completely into either EDM or pop-punk. Instead, it occupies the space between them, using electronic percussion and synth textures beneath Martin's rock vocals to create a nostalgic alternative-electronic sound.

The track was produced with WALSCHLAGER, an emerging producer whose work draws on the heavier side of contemporary bass and club music. His approach brings gritty sound design, aggressive low end and sharp percussion into the record, while Martin also contributed to the composition and production, helping shape the track through to its finished form.

*VHS* follows *Tomorrow's Over* with HIGHSOCIETY, *Burn Them All* with OddKidOut and *Thrown Away*, with each release revealing another part of the musical range behind *All I Need*.

Set to span 17 tracks, the album is positioned at the intersection of electronic dance music and rock and metal — a combination that reflects the territory Martin has occupied throughout much of his career.

Over the past decade, his vocals and songwriting have connected him with artists throughout electronic bass music while retaining the punk-rock and metal influences at the foundation of his sound. Rather than separating those worlds, his Rocktronic approach is built around finding the point where they naturally meet.

With *VHS*, that crossover takes a more reflective form. The guitars and explosive drum & bass energy of *Burn Them All* give way to synths, electronic drums and a vocal built around memory, while the emotional weight remains intact.

As *All I Need* moves closer to its November 20 release, its first four singles suggest a debut album interested in exploring the full distance between Martin's electronic collaborations and his rock roots. *VHS* finds its place somewhere in the middle — looking backwards while the larger project continues moving forward.

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