Originally Published on April 17th, 2026
For somebody who has seen quite a few music submissions over the course of a couple of years, I can honestly say that I don’t remember something grabbing my attention more than when Campbell McKinzie wrote to tell me he was releasing part of an 86 minute song as a music video.
86 minute song.
My interest was piqued.
McKinzie, an independent musician from Georgia, first submitted music for a blind reaction. I enjoyed his video so much, I asked him to keep me posted for more music video releases. He did. The more I saw, the more I loved. I ended up doing a series of blind reactions for his releases.
With every video that came out, I got to hear more and more of the potential for the overall work and how it all could possibly seam together. What started as my observation of an obviously good musician, turned into my suspicion of a prodigious performance. The videos for Rending the Axons and (The) Last Notes of Ada Lovelace particularly stuck out to me.
As I learned more, I continued to be impressed. Like McKinzie plays everything. He does every part. He sings every vocal part. He directs every music video. He even does the drawings for his album artwork and animated videos. As the creator of the music, I think it can be expected that he should have a vision for the work but it’s safe to say he’s taken that to the next level.
Misophonia
Misophonia, an 86 minute song broken into 20 parts, released on all major streaming platforms on April 16th, 2026. The easiest way to describe it is alternative rock but I think that is an extreme oversimplification. There are so many influences fused into this body of work, one can’t really put a finger on it. At times, he reminds me of Radiohead, Sufjan Stevens, Danny Elfman, and The Swell Season. McKinzie, as previously stated, performs all vocals, all instruments, and is responsible for the entire production of this release.
On the surface, there seems to be an overall theme of “humans vs. technology.” For instance, in the part entitled The Last New Invention, a killer robot is created and starts out on its mission of wiping out the civilized world.
What impresses me so much is how the entire body of work ties so well together. It truly does play as one continued song from beginning to end. Misophonia is an extraordinary release from start to finish.
McKinzie’s visual depiction is another thing to marvel regarding his music. There are some very incredible music videos to check out on YouTube:
Fifteen Minutes of Fame Music Entertainment 
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