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Rising pop-rock artist and multi-talented producer Ed Keiser returns with his new single, "Foreign Land," a deeply personal and emotionally rich follow-up to his debut release, "You Are Not Alone." Known for blending reflective storytelling with melodic, immersive production, Keiser once again invites listeners into a vulnerable and honest space shaped by resilience, love, and the human experience.
"Foreign Land" expands on the themes introduced in "You Are Not Alone," that Keiser released with the purpose of encouraging individuals facing loneliness, grief, or difficult circumstances. The debut track resonated widely not only for its message, but also for Keiser’s commitment to donate 100 percent of its earnings to Support+Feed and Feeding America. With his new release, he continues to build a catalog centered on empathy, connection, and emotional truth.
Where "You Are Not Alone" served as an offering of comfort to those suffering in isolation, "Foreign Land" takes a more intimate approach. The song is written as a dialogue between two lovers navigating trauma, inspired by a painful chapter Keiser and his wife endured together. Verses unfold like a script, capturing a back-and-forth exchange that moves from confusion and fear toward clarity and renewed faith.
“The song is a conversation between my wife and me,” Keiser explains. “We had been going through a very trying time and still coming out of it. So I wrote the song as an expression for both of us, a way to look toward the future with some hope. It was my way of helping us breathe again.”
Across its four verses, "Foreign Land" explores uncertainty, spiritual questioning, and the emotional weight of hardship. Lyrics such as “When the pain is so strong, we question why the World is Wrong?!” capture the rawness of that moment in Keiser’s life. But the song also shifts upward, offering listeners a path toward restoration through the lines “There will be no pain or fear, only through faith be it clear.”
For Keiser, faith acted as a grounding force in the creation of the track, though he emphasizes that the message is universal.
“It is a song of hope,” he says. “For me personally, my faith played a central role, but I didn’t want to project my beliefs onto others. So I embedded them gently, on purpose. The main theme is: hang in there, it will get better! It is about love, companionship, and overcoming hardship with your partner, or loved one, whatever you beliefs may or may not be.”
As both writer and producer, Keiser brings a hands-on approach to his work. Drawing from a background in Logic Pro, he performs multiple instruments and collaborates with skilled musicians who help bring each layer of the arrangement to life. His contributions on acoustic guitar, piano and bass create a warm foundation, complemented by additional acoustic textures that deepen the emotional resonance of the track. Each instrument was added with precision, resulting in a seamless production shaped through careful mixing, editing, and musical collaboration. This song also features the very talented Jamie Hoover on vocals and guitar.
With "Foreign Land" now released, Keiser continues to craft his growing repertoire with plans for a larger project in the future. Whether the songs take form as an EP or full-length album, he hopes they will offer listeners solace, strength, and a reminder that healing is always possible.
At the heart of Keiser’s message in this song is compassion. To support the approximately 47 million people in the United States who experience food insecurity (about 14 percent of the population, or 1 in every 7 Americans, according to the USDA’s report on household food security in the USA) Keiser has donated 100 percent of the earnings from "You Are Not Alone”, and will donate 100% of earnings from the upcoming release of "Foreign Land”, to Support+Feed and Feeding America.
"Foreign Land" is available now on all major streaming platforms, with promotional support from Starlight PR.
About Ed Keiser
Ed Keiser is an innovative songwriter, producer, mixer, and musician whose sound fuses pop-rock elements with heartfelt lyricism and captivating melodies. His music explores themes of love, self-discovery, faith, and triumph over adversity, inviting listeners into an authentic and deeply personal experience. Keiser’s debut single, "You Are Not Alone," and follow-on single, “Foreign Land” reflect his commitment to uplifting others, with all earnings donated to Support+ Feed and Feeding America. Based in the United States, he continues to develop music that resonates emotionally and inspires hope in challenging times.
Watch the video for “Foreign Land.”
Watch the video for “You Are Not Alone.”
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Charles Barton is an electronic music artist who creates emotional and reflective songs. His latest track, “Lost Space,” is a minimal house and pop song that you can sit back and relax with but also get up and dance to. The atmosphere Charles crafted is centered around the whirlwind of emotions people can go through as they lay in bed at night.
When creating “Lost Space,” Charles wanted to capture a floaty feeling of being lost in your mind. By combining synthesizers and gentle percussion, the floating journey eases into an energized outro. The outro captures the controlled chaos of thoughts fully taking over the mind.
“When I was writing the lyrics, I was thinking about the times in my life when I’ve been trying to sleep but that anxious feeling is still there. It’s that experience of being lost in the stress. The lights are out and your mind is going crazy. Part of it is also surrendering to these feelings temporarily because fighting them is even harder. Sometimes you just have to let your mind do what it’s going to do,” he said.
His upcoming project, Grey Thoughts contains other tracks that deal with internal thought processing. There are songs centered around identity that discuss how people view themselves and how others view them and how these two perspectives can overlap together in moments of reflection.
“You’re in this gray space of having those outside influences but also your own feelings and thoughts. You’re caught between them,” he said.
In addition to the reflective soundscapes Charles creates, he also does something unique with his electronic music - he adds acoustic elements. With his background being the symphony orchestra world, Charles is well versed in a variety of instruments including guitar, violin, clarinet and unique woodwinds like the ocarina. By adding these acoustic elements, he aims to enhance the texture of his music with warmth.
“I like building the electronic soundscape and then bringing in the acoustic elements to add color, texture and an organic feeling. I don’t want it to feel too saturated with the digital sounds,” he said.
While the electronic music world is known for pulse pounding club music, Charles purposely sought out to do the opposite with “Lost Space.” By creating something with a slower tempo, he wanted to give people something different from both a tempo standpoint and a song structure standpoint. The track does have a hook, an entrancing vocal loop from Charles himself, but it has no verses.
“I wanted to play around with the idea of a non-traditional song structure. I wanted to do lyrics that are just the chorus. I was thinking of doing something simpler that people can still enjoy and appreciate the unique chorus focused aspect of it,” he said.
In addition to his solo music, Charles has also worked with multiple vocalists, especially ones from the R&B world. When collaborating with vocalists, Charles says he lets himself become the “background” and allows the artist to step into the foreground. In a literal sense, his production is the background for the artist’s vocals but he is also providing the sonic bed for those vocals.
Charles Barton is looking forward to releasing Grey Thoughts soon. He has plans for more music too which will take a different route sonically and have a new special aspect.
“Lost Space” by Charles Barton is available on streaming services now.
You can hear more of Charles Barton’s reflective music by keeping up with him on these platforms.
Website | Apple Music | Spotify | Instagram
The Starlight PR Team thanks Charles Barton for taking the time to speak with us.
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