Icesickles
Icesickles is where I get to be who I could not. From Colfax Avenue, the first album to allow healing over a past relationship, to Past Battles from my last. Colfax set me free, and allowed me to write the Loving You Series for my mother. After, Black and Purple Pole became my big movement until I settled with Past Battles. Past Battles is the final album of 2025, and is about a partner who just couldn't let go of past relationships. All of Icesickles' track's lyrics are written by me, and exist until I may be able to remake them.
-Tristan Pike
Colfax Avenue
When distance really was too much.
Colfax Avenue is where I sat down with myself and worked through my feelings. Aspiring to be an adult contemporary album, it ended up being a unique mix. It all started with a long standing relationship, and it didn't work out because distance was an issue. It took years to finally work this through, and AI music is what pulled me from a bad place, to an inspired learning place. Colfax Avenue was written with street names, accurate dates, and a timeline exists for the songs.
Loving You Series
When there isn't enough time in the world.
Loving You Series was created for a similar reason to Colfax Avenue. To give power and emotion to feelings unable to be shared otherwise. For my mother, 6 songs later, the Loving You Series has become an album in reverse. Each of the chapters is a progression of the story line, not a snapshot of things that already happened.
Past Battles
When I could never be enough.
This album dives into the most recent relationship I had. While neither party was perfect, I still gave every last ounce of effort I had, until, I realized it would never be enough. That's just the way we were. From guilt and defensiveness, to the burdens of indecisiveness, this album closes this chapter of my life.
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