5th PROJEKT Oblivion Live Single Sets the Tone for Live in London

I’ve always believed live recordings tell you who a band really are. Not the press photos version. Not the streaming-thumbnail version. I’m talking about the breathing, sweating, slightly unguarded one. Oblivion by 5th PROJEKT comes from that corner. And this is the opening statement from their upcoming live EP Live in London.

A Ritual Begins in Real Time

Recorded live off-the-floor at The Sugar Shack in London, Oblivion opens the EP like a ceremony. This version stretches its introduction, and the tension is going up slowly toward impact. The band originally released the track on their debut album Circadian, but this version arrives heavier and more patient. Like a setup of the emotional temperature for everything that follows on the EP.

The arrangement leans into restraint. Tara Rice’s vocals comes in with a controlled fragility, like an invocation. Her arpeggiated guitar lines anchor the song, while David Pake’s drums and Peter Broadley’s bass do the quiet work underneath. Above it all, Sködt McNalty’s ambient guitar textures hang in the air, giving the track its cinematic feel.

I’m listening, and I keep thinking about space. About how much room the band allows the song to breathe. And I found confidence. Silence has its own length, and becomes part of the composition.

Lyrics That Push Against the Edge

Lyrically, Oblivion circles desire, faith, ambition, and self-awareness. Lines about craving, naivety, and knowing where the line is before stepping beyond it feel pointed and human. There’s confrontation here, but it’s internal rather than theatrical. The repeated refrain keeps pointing back to the same place – reckoning, far from prayer or submission.

What struck me most is how the lyrics sit right inside the music. Not above it. I hear patience in the way the parts line up.

Setting the Tone for Live in London

Oblivion serves as the first of five tracks recorded for the Incorrect Thoughts live band series, and it does important work. From the opener alone, I get the sense this EP leans into immersion, not spectacle.

5th PROJEKT arrive here with real momentum. Past releases The Labyrinth and The Wolf earned strong Canadian college radio support, national chart placements, and attention from publications across Canada and beyond. That history shows up in small ways.

The track ended. I didn’t reach for anything else straight away. I just noticed my player was on repeat. That told me enough.

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