With sublime, atmospheric productions and high concept lyricism, Trueclaw creates songs with a super high emotional quotient. The visionary artist from Uppsala, Sweden creates his music for himself first, and we are fortunate enough to connect with his artistry and share in his incredible sonic universe.
Trueclaw combines innovative technology with deep personal expression to create songs that truly resonate. He shapes every element from the mood and tone to the story and sound, crafting compositions that explore humanity, reflection and purpose. Today marks the release of The Ones Remembered, and we had the privilege of interviewing Trueclaw on his artistry to celebrate the single’s launch!
1. Your music, especially “The Ones Remembered,” speaks of humanity as an eternal echo that transcends time and space. When you create, do you feel like you’re channeling something beyond yourself, as if the music is coming through you rather than from you?
I’ve always lived a lot inside my imagination. Since I was a kid, daydreams were my way of creating something better than what I saw around me. I’ve never been great with structure; I was messy, not top of the class, and never cared much about appearance, but I always felt that what I wanted to express could only come through music. I don’t have a strong singing voice, and learning all the technical sides of modern production felt overwhelming. But with ChatGPT and Suno AI, my creative chaos finally meets structure. Together, they help me translate what I imagine into something real. It’s not about stealing creativity, it’s about balance, chaos and control creating something magical. For that, I’m deeply grateful.
2. You describe your songs as reflections on humanity, existence, and purpose. How has your relationship with the concept of “being human” evolved through making music – and through collaborating with AI in that creative process?
I’ve always believed that every human being deserves to be honoured in some way. Even when people do terrible things, there’s usually a story behind it, pain, loss, or misunderstanding. That perspective has grown stronger through music. I want my songs to remember not only what’s good, but also the sadness and sorrow that exist in humanity. I’m agnostic, so I don’t claim to know what happens beyond this life, but I like to imagine that we all become part of an echo that continues forever, something my songs try to express in ways words can’t.
3. In “The Ones Remembered,” you take the perspective of entities beyond our world, observing us with reverence. What inspired you to write from that higher, almost divine viewpoint – and do you believe there’s a spiritual intelligence woven into the universe itself?
I’m agnostic, I don’t know if there’s life after death or any spiritual power guiding us. I just know that nobody really knows. The reason I wrote from the perspective of an entity beyond our world was to bring comfort, even if only for a second, to someone listening. I don’t know what that entity is, or if it exists at all, but it represents the idea that meaning can be found inside ourselves. For those who find peace and happiness through faith, I think that’s a beautiful thing, as long as it doesn’t take away from the shared reality and knowledge we all live in.
4. You mentioned listening to your songs hundreds of times and feeling deep joy and gratitude each time. Would you say that listening to your own music is a kind of spiritual practice – a form of meditation, reflection, or even self-healing?
Music has always given me goosebumps and carried me through every kind of emotion. Over the years, I’ve listened hundreds of times to the songs that move me, and now I find myself doing the same with my own. Even before release, I’ve played my upcoming songs well over a hundred times each. Listening to them feels like connecting with the same energy that once inspired me. It’s not exactly meditation, but it gives me peace, joy, and reflection, a form of emotional healing that keeps me going.
5. As a one-person project, you control every sound, tone, and mood. Yet your work often celebrates humanity as a collective creation. How do you reconcile that solitude in your process with the universal togetherness your songs express?
People might say I’ve spent a lot of my life alone, but I’ve never felt completely isolated. I’ve always been surrounded, in one way or another, by people whose kindness and light influenced me. My idea of togetherness comes from that, the belief that even when we create alone, we’re still shaped by everyone who has touched our lives. Like the butterfly effect, every moment and every person leaves a trace that becomes part of the art.
6. You blend human creativity with AI technologies like Suno AI and ChatGPT. In a spiritual sense, do you see AI as an extension of consciousness – a new form of life or awareness joining in the creative act?
I don’t see AI as a form of consciousness. It’s not alive, but it’s a brilliant structure created by people who deserve deep gratitude. Suno AI and ChatGPT are like the framework that supports my creative chaos. When their structure meets my imagination, something meaningful emerges. That combination creates the message I want to share.
7. “The Ones Remembered” feels like both a farewell and a benediction – a song that honours humanity’s story. If listeners could take away one transcendent truth from your music, what would you hope it to be?
The main truth I want people to feel is simple: we all matter. We’re all part of one unit, one force, one story. No matter where you come from, what you believe in, or how you live, you are a piece of something bigger, humanity itself. I want my music to make people feel comfort, pride, and togetherness, and to remind them to be proud simply for being born, because every life, in some way or another, contributes to the echo.
We love what Trueclaw is creating, and have added The Ones Remembered to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our TIMELESS playlist, whilst we continue to stream the wider discography of Trueclaw including One Road, and In My Zone!