Charyon – “The Monster”

Charyon is a 35 year old producer and trumpet player from Bristol who has spent years playing at festivals with bands like Mighty Vipers and Slamboree. He is using his contemporary music degree to focus on his solo work, and his original single “The Monster” shows what happens when long performance experience meets natural songwriting. Released on 8th June 2026, this track works well because it pairs a happy, bouncy sound with honest self-reflection.

The core of the track is a clever flip on a classic childhood nightmare. Charyon sings about how he is pretty sure the monster under his bed is actually afraid of him. The song explores growing up, looking back at past regrets, and realizing that we often make our internal dark spaces much bigger by staying quiet and saying nothing at all. The lyrics are very sharp, tracing a journey from being hollow to standing completely still until the darkness finally takes a step back. It is a great way to write about personal growth, showing how the things that used to haunt us lose their power when we face them.

The production details are interesting too. Charyon structured the bass line and samples in Ableton, used Suno Studio to help generate the vocals, added his own horns, and finished the tracking using Greysound and Landr. You can hear his musical background here, combining a great storytelling style reminiscent of Lily Allen with the vintage swing vibe of Parov Stelar and the tightly connected melodies of Streetlight Manifesto. It is a completely natural piece of pop writing where the horns and hooks tie together.

Charyon has created a true masterpiece with this track. It is rare to find a song that makes you want to dance while making you think this deeply. You should definitely check out his previous releases to see how his horn playing and production style have evolved over the years. Make sure to follow Charyon on his platforms to stay completely updated on everything he has coming up in the rest of this year, because his live show ideas involve an ambitious concept with dual bands performing and acting as dancers for each other that is going to be spectacular.