Independent artist Derik Fein leans further into atmosphere on Ultraviolet, out May 22nd, a slow-burning single that explores obsession not as a passing feeling, but as something that lingers long after the moment itself. Rather than chasing immediacy, Fein builds tension through restraint—letting space, texture, and understated emotion carry the record forward.
Co-produced by Fein alongside Dillon Pace, Ultraviolet sits somewhere between the cinematic melancholy of Lana Del Rey and the nocturnal pulse of The Neighbourhood, though Fein approaches it with a colder precision. Anchored by intimate vocals and minimal, atmospheric production, the song blurs the line between memory and fixation. Lines like “you struck me like a missile with your ultraviolet signal” land with quiet intensity, capturing a connection that resists closure.
The accompanying video extends that sensibility into a visual language driven more by feeling than narrative. Shot in Nashville and co-directed by Fein with Luke Harvey of Mossflower Pictures, the film follows fragments of an Americana romance suspended in time. Featuring Argentinian model and actress Luna Serena, it trades traditional storytelling for impressionistic imagery—sunlit motel rooms, fleeting intimacy, and moments that reveal just enough before disappearing again.
With over half a billion streams, Fein has built his career independently through his own imprint, Centurion Records, shaping a sound and visual identity rooted in cohesion rather than trend chasing. Ultraviolet feels less like a standalone single and more like another chapter in the larger world he’s been constructing.
It doesn’t resolve—it lingers.
Stream “Ultraviolet” — www.derikfein.link/ultraviolet
Watch the Official Premiere — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIZYT3dfdSY
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