Let me paint a picture for you. It’s just a guy. A living room. A decade of grinding it out in Downtown LA. That’s the whole operation behind Mohawk Castle, and you HAVE to know—Erik David Hidde has been sitting on something massive.
“Music from a Cloud” dropped February 6th, 2026, and if this single is any indication of what the sophomore album is gonna bring? Buckle up. This is the opening door to Hidde’s next record, and he wants you standing right there in the doorway when it swings open.
So what does it sound like? You’ve got art-rock bones and electronica muscle. Think LCD Soundsystem if they spent Sunday morning in church. Hidde name-checks Thom Yorke as an influence—yeah, you can hear it in the textures—but he’s not content to live in the grey drizzle. He wanted this one uplifting. He wanted bright. And man, he nailed it.
Now let’s talk about what’s under the hood. This isn’t some vague, cloudy-eyed spiritual nod. Hidde is direct: the teachings of Jesus Christ lit the fuse here. This track isn’t only preaching at you. It’s inviting you to eternal redemption. The whole message is about breaking free from the junk we carry around and finding peace. Real peace. Hidde ends the song with a final line: “I won’t give up if I have love.” That’s a life philosophy. He’s talking about Christ’s boundless love here, and we can feel it. Hidde believes music can bring Heaven a little closer. Or at least send his own sound up there. That’s vision.
“Music from a Cloud” is the missing link in indie-rock right now. It’s got the brains, the heart, and the balls to preach something real—the love of Christ. Mohawk Castle comes with a message that cuts through the noise.