Featured Tune: "After I'm Gone Feat Heather McDowall" from Olly E

Echoes After the Storm: A Haunting Dialogue on Love and Legacy

Olly E’s After I’m Gone (feat. Heather McDowall) is a conversation whispered from the edge of eternity. With this latest single, the Leicester-based alt-rock artist dives headfirst into the deep waters of mortality, legacy, and love. And he doesn’t go it alone. Heather McDowall’s hauntingly delicate harmonies intertwine with Olly’s raw vocal delivery to create something achingly human: a musical dialogue between souls seeking connection in a fleeting world.

There’s an undercurrent of nostalgia pulsing through this track—a nod to the late ’90s with grit-laced guitar lines and that unmistakable nu-metal edge. You can hear the Deftones influence in the layered soundscape, feel the Limp Bizkit-esque energy in the rhythmic urgency, and then—out of nowhere—Sleep Token-style weight crushes in during the bridge, grounding the listener in emotional gravity.

But what really makes After I’m Gone stand out is how meticulously it’s put together. Olly’s production work through ODIE Music Productions is top-tier; every sonic element, even the barely-there picked guitar, adds texture you’d miss until it’s gone.

This isn’t just a track you listen to. It’s one you sit with. It makes you look around at the people in your life and wonder—Am I making this time count?

With After I’m Gone, Olly E has crafted more than a song. He’s created an echo. One that lingers.