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Landing September 9, 2025 on Independent, “Anywhere” is the kind of synth-pop cut DJs can program without apologizing to the dancefloor. Pol Sembrano builds it from first principles—taut bassline, crisp hats, uncluttered snares, pads that open the room—and lets Casey Lewis at Echo Base Studios lock the sonics so they translate from booth to radio to car. No brickwalled fatigue; the chorus lifts because the mix leaves it space.
What sells the record isn’t just the hook, it’s the point of view. Sembrano writes from lived motion—57 countries and a life reshaped after surviving the 2004 Southeast Asian tsunami. The lyric reframes wanderlust as gratitude, turning “go anywhere” into present-tense resolve. It reads honest, and the vocal keeps processing tasteful—cool like New Order, immediate like CHVRCHES.
Media have clocked the angle: We Rave You dubbed his sound “a sonic odyssey of love, loss and liberation,” The Big Takeover praised the “danceable yet thought-provoking” blend, and Grungecake pointed to intricate melodies and polished production, with touchstones from Depeche Mode to Blondie. File it between Pet Shop Boys and Poolside in indie-dance sets; it’s a clean energy lift that still tells a story.
Credits: Pol Sembrano (vocals/keys/guitars/programming); production/mix/master: Casey Lewis (Echo Base Studios)
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