Originally Published on July 14th, 2026

Yesterday, my son was sitting in the living room with me and, as he was looking outside, he asked, “Do you ever think about things we know and how we know them? Like, I see grass and I know grass is green. You and I both know that. But does green look the same to you as it does to me?”

On the surface, I’ve always assumed that, barring someone who has visual disabilities, green is green and blue is blue to everybody. I thought about his question and I pondered the idea though. I thought about how I love cilantro but my daughter hates it because she thinks it tastes like cleaning chemicals. I love the sound of Radiohead and there is no universe in which my wife would ever agree with me. Maybe we do see things differently too.

Maybe green to me is brown to someone else.

In New Jersey, Sandro Bevilaqua is getting ready to share what he sees. What he hears. An alt-rock/indie artist born in New York, he is also being seen and being heard. Whether it’s blue or green, people are starting to identify something special with his music.

Bevilaqua has been featured in Rolling Stone Mexico, The Jersey Journal, and UK’s Fox Reviews Rock. Debuting in 2023 with the release of his EP, Lila, he is bridging his background in film scoring and classical music to create a sound space full of ambience, spatial melody, and eloquence.

In 2026, Bevilaqua began releasing music ahead of his second multi-track release, an album to be titled New England, From Memory, which is expected in the fall. In May, he released the A/B singles Glaciers/One Last Hail Mary, then in June he followed that with Evergreen. These first songs are really exciting and, as Bevilaqua explains, are providing insight into the context of the upcoming album:

“The album as a whole explores the idea of specific places and moments, both familiar and otherwise, as scattered fragments of thought and memory that shape our identity.” ~ Sandro Bevilaqua

This, among other thought concepts have been coming to mind a lot for me recently. In conversations like I had with my son yesterday, or the idea of “what happens when we die,” which my wife and I recently discussed as well. What makes us? Physics says that it’s atoms and molecules. Evangelicals say it’s a soul. As a self-defined atheist who loves his science, I have a hard time rejecting the idea of just being “meat and bone.” This is something that everyone considers at one point or another.

Who are we?

Why are we here?

Where do we come from?

What do we come from?

Perhaps we are comprised of fragments of memories, thoughts, and occurrences, as Bevilaqua suggests. Maybe some of us, more than others, are comprised of scattered fragments of places. Maybe that connection is the pull we feel to places and people. Maybe that is what love is.

Soldiers

Soldiers, is the latest release from Sandro Bevilaqua in 2026 and the 4th song released ahead of his upcoming album. It released on July 3rd, 2026 and runs at approximately 4 minutes. It was written and performed by Bevilaqua.

Soldiers begins with layers of arpeggiated guitar parts before vocals, percussion and a slide guitar come into. Bevilaqua’s tenor range and gentle tone paired with the fluid accompaniment put out a winter vibe. As the song plays on, the progression becomes a constant build as elements are added to the texture one or two layers at a time. The percussion starts as a simple kick and snare roll but progresses to a full kit and programmed beats. The electric guitar goes from slide to full distortion. Organ and bass come into the composition. As the song concludes, the progression sort of pops and escapes into the atmosphere.

The production of this record is so fulfilling. It is mixed and panned to perfection. I love the use of reverb. It truly gives the music a seasonal sound. The fading in and out of different elements is also done very methodically and it really builds the ambient vibe of the song.

Final Thoughts

Sandro Belivaqua has been compared to artists like Jeff Buckley and Thom Yorke. I think he’s more on the level of a Sufjan Stevens and Campbell McKenzie. I love the pull of the organics infused into his indie/alt sound.

I am trying to remember ever there was a time that a musical composition so closely felt like the description an artist provided to me. I was blown away at the conclusion of this song as this structured piece sort of disrupted and came apart as if it were the very fragments he theorized about when talking about the components of people and places. Soldiers serves as a compelling testimony to support a truly beautiful theory.

I am really excited to hear New England, From Memory. This is a must listen.

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