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With a voice like a smoky haze at the back of a barn cookout, it isn’t hard to imagine yourself throwing one just to play some Drucker to match the mood. On his debut album, See Myself Out, the rising talent from Montreal accomplishes what few artists ever achieve, and does it immediately; he sounds both familiar and unique, sweet yet haunting. The album is frugal with excess, distilled down to pure songwriting, with lavish vocals and rich melodies on every track. Drucker made immediate impression and we asked the man himself to break down his amazing debut: 

1. Tigers

“Tigers” was one of those songs that kind of unlocked the rest of the project for me. It starts with that line, “that arrogant son of a bitch gave me the eye as I walked in,” which, to me, is that moment where you feel something shift before you fully understand what it is.

The song sits in that tension, being drawn toward something you know probably isn’t good for you. I’ve always thought of it as standing a little too close to something dangerous and convincing yourself you’re in control of it.

2. Get Out of My Bones

This one’s more desperate. It’s less reflective and more like… trying to physically remove something from yourself. I kept coming back to the idea of something living in you that you didn’t invite in the first place.

The repetition in it is intentional, it’s like saying “get out of my bones” over and over, hoping that at some point it actually works. It’s not even about a person anymore at that stage, it’s about whatever’s left behind after they’re gone.

3. Don’t You Let Me Down

This song feels like a conversation I had way too late. Or maybe one I never actually had.

When Anna’s voice comes in, it’s not really meant to feel like a traditional duet, it’s more like this version of someone that exists in your head. The version you replay things with or wish you’d said things to.

It’s about trust, but also about realizing you might’ve built that trust on something that wasn’t fully real to begin with.

4. Cut

“Cut” is probably the most direct I get on the EP. There’s no dressing it up, it’s just about someone deciding something has to end and them actually following through with it.

I didn’t want it to feel explosive. It’s more like that quiet moment where you know she’s done, even if nothing dramatic happens. That kind of ending always felt more real to me.

5. Just Survive (Interlude)

This one isn’t really a “song” in the traditional sense. It’s more a feeling I didn’t know how to write around, so I just left it as is.

To me it’s that moment where you’re not getting better, but you’re not getting worse either, you’re just suspended in it. Like holding your breath underwater a little longer than you should.

6. Mind in the Gutter

This is me not trying to clean anything up.

It’s about being fully aware that your thoughts are going somewhere dark or self-destructive and not being able to redirect them in the moment. I didn’t want to make it feel polished, I wanted it to feel like it’s happening in real time.

There’s something weirdly honest about not trying to fix that headspace, just documenting it as it is. It’s also the only song I know how to play on drums now.

7. See Myself Out

This one feels like the closest thing to resolution on the project, but even then, it’s not tied up neatly.

It’s not about winning or losing anything, it’s just about choosing to leave. Choosing to step away from something instead of letting it run its course on you.

I think that was the biggest shift for me across these songs was realizing that sometimes the only control you actually have is deciding when to walk out.

8. Closing Thought

I don’t think this EP is about fixing anything. If anything, it’s about sitting in things long enough to understand them, and then slowly figuring out what you can carry forward and what you can’t.

And then, when you finally get there just… seeing yourself out.