Prince of Failure marks a significant shift in Daniel Tompkins’ creative world. Written and developed over several years with Paul Ortiz (Chimp Spanner), the album traces a long internal process rather than a single moment of inspiration. The material reflects on neurodivergence, masking, and the psychological weight of living out of alignment with expectation - themes that shape both the narrative and the sound of the record.

Today, the duo have shared their new single 'Jaded Mantra', the second single from the eponymous debut album alongside a new video.

‘Jaded Mantra’ is a tale of spiritual rebirth and the acceptance of the shadow self as sacred. Speaking about the new single, Prince Of Failure shared “The closing song - a mantra of resignation and rebirth. This is the point of full acceptance: the Prince and I become one. The old self dies so that the integrated self may live.”

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Musically, the album develops the atmosphere of Daniel Tompkins’ earlier solo work into darker, more reflective territory. Paul’s spacious arrangements, electronic textures and powerful guitar work sit alongside intimate, close-mic vocals, creating a strong sense of immediacy without sacrificing the dynamic scope associated with Tompkins’ progressive background and work with TesseracT. The pacing is restrained and deliberate with interludes and recurring motifs reinforcing the feeling of a continuous psychological arc.