The7thGatekeeper is working out of what they’ve dubbed the “chaos room studio”, which sounds exactly like the kind of place where good ideas and questionable decisions collide. This artist has made a name by taking songs you thought you knew and showing you what they look like with the lights turned off. The influences here are all over the map: Dolly Parton, Jason Isbell, Muse, and Slipknot.
“The prettiest songs make the best horror stories.”
Here’s the thing about “You Are My Sunshine” has been a wholesome staple for decades, sung at birthday parties and family gatherings without anyone stopping to think about what they’re actually saying. The7thGatekeeper heard those lyrics differently. Thanks to a creative partner who pointed out just how unsettling the words really are, this version takes that cheerful facade and tears it down completely.
The production leans heavily into rock and metal territory, wrapping the familiar melody in layers of distortion and intensity that make you reconsider every time you’ve absentmindedly hummed this tune. The desperation was always there in the lyrics; this version just refuses to pretend otherwise.
The7thGatekeeper is doing something genuinely interesting here, and it deserves your attention. Hit play and prepare to never hear this classic the same way again.
Muse Chronicle 
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