Aeolus White Confronts the Past and Reclaims Power with Courageous New EP 'outcry'

Brooklyn-based artist Aeolus White delivers a soul-baring, unflinchingly honest project with his new 7-track EP, outcry — a body of work that serves as both an artistic revelation and an act of personal liberation. With a blend of alternative R&B, haunting production, and deeply introspective lyricism, outcry doesn’t just share a story—it opens a wound and begins to heal it.

At the heart of the EP is its powerful lead single, “outcry (say the words)”, a track born from a freewriting session that evolved into a raw confrontation with childhood trauma. The chromatic chords and pulsing bassline mirror the emotional unease that permeates the track, while Aeolus’ vocals move with a quiet strength that makes space for pain, truth, and ultimately—resilience.

Released during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the EP is more than just a musical project; it’s an offering of solidarity. Aeolus draws from his own survival journey, transforming silence into sound and shame into storytelling. “Sometimes speaking is the first step toward survival,” he explains—an ethos that pulses through every track.

The term outcry itself references the legal concept of the “outcry witness”—the first person to whom a child reports abuse. That origin gives the EP’s title a haunting poignancy, as Aeolus becomes both the witness and the voice. Across songs that explore fractured relationships, generational scars, and the hard-won clarity of adulthood, he crafts a soundscape that is at once shadowy and radiant, vulnerable and assured.

What’s perhaps most remarkable is how outcry balances weighty subject matter with sonic beauty. While the lyrical themes remain emotionally intense, Aeolus brings musical elegance to the table, drawing on influences like gospel, house, jazz, and classic R&B. His voice—at times whispered, at times commanding—carries the nuance of someone who has lived through the dark and emerged not unbroken, but stronger.

Following his debut Conventional Love (2018), which examined masculinity and queerness, outcry feels like a natural evolution—deeper, more raw, and more urgent. It’s the kind of record that doesn’t just demand attention, it asks for care. In peeling back the layers of his own experience, Aeolus White creates a safe space for others to do the same.