From the 2026 album cmon, "checkm8" leads with a smooth to retro fusion of catchy riffs and a four-to-the-floor groove, as "checkm8" begins to gather intoxicating momentum. Then we get the shift, the soundscape falls away, exposing an intimate but effected electro-pop vocal, with a soulful RnB thread to its long-form melody, and something uniquely interesting to the subject matter and emotional statements. This moment lasts longer than your average EDM or dance-pop track, a quality indicative of a producer and songwriter with a genuine passion for music – letting the process consume them, the evocative nature of writing take what it takes, and in turn, gifting the listener something purposeful, original, but also professionally captured and fiercely satisfying.