Let’s be honest, when was the last time you made it through dinner without checking your phone? Brandon Frizzell, a singer-songwriter from Waukesha, Wisconsin, is calling us all out with his latest single “Distracted,” and honestly, we probably deserve it. He’s the kind of artist who writes what he sees, and what he’s seeing isn’t pretty: all of us glued to our screens, missing the actual life happening right in front of us.
“In a world of endless scrolling, one voice dares to ask: what are we missing while we look down?”
“Distracted” is Frizzell’s gentle nudge about how we’ve all become a little too attached to our devices. The song came together naturally while he was strumming chords. Frizzell isn’t wagging his finger at anyone; he’s simply pointing out what we already know but keep ignoring: we’re trading real conversations for notifications, real moments for photo opportunities.
Frizzell’s vocals carry just the right amount of conviction. What makes “Distracted” particularly clever is how it addresses not just our phone addiction but the whole mess of misinformation and digital chaos that comes with it. We’re all walking around in a haze of notifications, algorithms, and questionable “facts,” and Frizzell captures that feeling perfectly.
Give “Distracted” a listen, then maybe, just maybe, put your phone down for a bit. Brandon Frizzell will still be there when you get back. But the people around you might not be.
Muse Chronicle 
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