Doll is an exploration of catharsis through song, endured and then captured by songwriter Bryan Louie (The Twin, Joshua Fit For Battle), performing under the moniker Kai Mark. The four songs on the Doll EP were originally penned while in complicated relationships that ultimately met their end, and the themes that run through them are soaked in noir penitence.

In the frigid Brooklyn winter of late 2019 and early 2020, Doll was put to tape with the help of engineer and musician Jon Tehel (Aircrafting, Gunboat). Initially meant to just be a personal release of emotions to never see the light of day due to its raw honesty, friends who heard the tracks encouraged Louie to reveal the songs to the world in hope that others could find healing in them as well.

These songs share an intimate space alongside The Twin’s Dead Rose (fronted and written by Louie), but carry a life all their own. As such, Kai Mark is born.

Today, Louie shares the official video for “Loss.”

“The video for ‘Loss’ was shot and edited by Art Boonparn,” he says. “Keeping with the theme created for ‘My Sweet Bird,’ the video is shot in moody, grainy black and white. Over a meandering melody of atonement, the imagery tries to capture a loose, abstract narrative of what it is like to experience a loss, whether it’s a lover, a friend, a father or a son etc. As a light dims in the heart we seek coping mechanisms to numb the pain.”

Order it here.

Photo courtesy of David Norbut