I'm Pat, I release music as Pat Absent, and I use he/him pronouns.
I've made musical sketches and fragments for over a decade and finally started finishing and releasing songs in 2020, which you can hear in my first album Tangible Absence. I'm really proud of it!
I'm a songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, guitarist, and arranger who's comfortable patching and sequencing synthesizers. I'm working to hone my craft and connect with other musicians and songwriters. My music is a hard to pin a genre on as I personally like to produce a variety of sounds from track to track. You might hear #art_rock , #art_pop , #synthpop , #dreampop , #alternative_rock , #post_punk , #new_wave, #darkwave, #indie_rock , #indie_pop and more in my music. The subject matter and vibes tend to get dark but I still aim to make my songs fun to listen to, the kind of music I'd like to hear myself.

My influences include Radiohead, Joy Division/New Order, Brian Eno, Beck, Talking Heads, David Bowie, Neil Young, Pavement, Beach House, Yo La Tengo, The B-52s, The Beach Boys, My Bloody Valentine, King Tuff, The Cure, Gang of Four, Hall and Oates, Modest Mouse, Bruce Springsteen, Smashing Pumpkins, Cocteau Twins, and so many more.

I'd love to hear what you think of my music and I'm glad to reciprocate. Thanks for listening!