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We're strange And maybe deranged "Being sad has never been so fun." In Album 5 of ALBUM-A-MONTH 2021, JohnJRenns showcases 9 tracks of pitch-perfect pop goodness, telling stories of alienation, isolation and creative struggle. Starting off with a bang, "Pop Song" is a fun, bouncy electropop track sung by Kal-la-kal-la, also known as Nasqueron. But the upbeat tempo is accompanied by desperate soun…

The hardest part of leaving home is letting go. CONTENT WARNING: suicidal thoughts and imagery | self harm | gender dysphoria Uriel, the Fallen Angel. After she defies Heaven with her music, she is banished to Earth and trapped in mortal flesh. As a human, she takes on the new self-given moniker of Cyrilia Allison, living as a shut-in who dedicates her finite hours sorely on creating her masterp…

UnPop for the Unpopulous CW: depiction of homophobia (F slur) | mention of suicide JohnJRenns's 2019 cult classic synthpop opera is now on itch.io! A year in the making and produced sorely with one desktop and a headset microphone by a then-17-year-old queer musician, UnPop takes us through the story of Anxie and Emma, two lesbian women who fall in love through each other's music. The album utili…

Just the dumbest thing I'm sure that you have ever heard... Album 2 of ALBUM-A-MONTH 2021, Hectopascal is a bubbly EDM album inspired by the Yuri manga/anime series Bloom Into You. Also contains viral hits such as "Kaede and Shuichi" and "Hectopascal"! credits released February 14, 2021 Cover art by のをか@nowoka_ (twitter.com/nowoka_), used with permission Characters belong to "やがて君になる" or "Bloom…

Expressing "life" through a story. CONTENT WARNING: suicidal thoughts and imagery (mildly graphic) | hanging imagery | depression | OD (overdose) | OMORI spoilers Album 11 of 12 in ALBUM-A-MONTH 2021, Lily of the Valley. JohnJRenns wrote these songs as part of his fanfiction project based on the RPG game OMORI, originally created by OMOCAT. She enlisted the help of long-time collaborator Ucklin i…

Sometimes, going out is a form of bravery. With Album 6 of 12 in ALBUM-A-MONTH 2021, JohnJRenns uses cutting-edge vocal synth technology to put together a Broadway-inspired collection of show tunes, telling a heartwarming story about loneliness and friendship. Inspired by Katsuwo's slice of life manga/anime Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu, this is an album worth checking out for any fans of sli…

Counselor, I want to talk about my life. CONTENT WARNING: suicidal thoughts | self harm | depression | gender dysphoria | bullying Album 9 of 12 in ALBUM-A-MONTH 2021 is 아동삭제 기록부 - Childhood Erasure Logs, or CEL for short. In this album, Renns reveals her darkest and most intimate memories and thoughts. Touching on themes of youth and growing old, Renns uses punk and pop styles heard in Japanese …

A collection of soundtracks composed for the OMORI fan mods REVERIE, HIKKI and OMARI Album 10 of 12 in ALBUM-A-MONTH 2021 is a collection of soundtracks composed by JohnJRenns for several fan mods based on the RPG game OMORI. In this short collection of 16 tracks, Renns goes from EarthBound-esque character themes, (By My Side, Post Apocalyptic Love) Undertale style banger battle themes (Winds of …

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It is October 14, 2002.In this game, you take on the role of Chichi Pyonma. She's a 15-year-old high school student from the unremarkable small town of Silver Bay, MN. Today is a particular day — a rather important one — that drastically shaped Chichi's adolescence from this point onward. It is not for the faint of heart.                                                   Before playing this s…

Never Get Tired!!! CW: discussion/depiction of homophobia and ableism, including slur usage | suicide imagery credits released December 30, 2021 You can also listen to the prequel album, "UnPop or: How She Learned to Stop Giving a Shit and Love the Music", released in December of 2019: johnjrenns.bandcamp.com/album/unpop-or-how-she-learned-to-stop-giving-a-shit-and-love-the-music Sample on track …