Vienna-based singer-songwriter Lost Individual—the musical moniker of Lukas Wallner—delivers a stirring entrance into the indie-folk scene with his debut album, a human experience. Blending stripped-down sincerity with swelling cinematic flourishes, the 10-track project is a raw exploration of longing, identity, and emotional survival in a chaotic world.
Anchored by the intimate lead single “Part of Me,” Wallner lays bare a battle between the will to move forward and the desire to retreat: “One part of me wants to live, while at the same time there’s another part that just wants to run away,” he confesses. That tension reverberates throughout the album, from the existential ache of opener “where i belong” to the reflective release of “ocean waves.”
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Produced alongside his brother, the album maintains a tactile closeness even in its most expansive moments. Acoustic guitars and soft, vulnerable vocals build into lush, atmospheric arrangements—emotional crescendos that feel earned, not engineered.
Wallner’s songwriting doesn’t chase pop perfection—it trusts instinct over formula, emotion over polish. What emerges is a body of work that’s both fragile and resilient, capturing the messy contradictions of what it means to be alive, uncertain, and trying.
For fans of Ben Howard, Damien Rice, or early Bon Iver, a human experience is not just an impressive debut—it’s a heartfelt invitation to feel, reflect, and connect. Lost Individual may be just getting started, but with this record, he’s already found something timeless.
