Debut Album · Out Now
12 Tracks
Soul · Indie-Pop · Nu-Disco
2026
Bule Jawa Records
LP · 2026
Afterglow & Heartbreak plays like a single sun-warmed day — from golden-hour mornings to last-call heartbreak to the glitter of an after-hours dancefloor. Tap any track to read the lyrics — the player stays docked at the bottom so the music never stops.
Thee Phoniques exist where 1970s analog warmth meets modern indie-pop shimmer — a powerhouse frontwoman and her band conjured from amber sunsets, dusty highways, and after-hours discotheques.
The project is the work of independent songwriter Eric B. Thornton, who writes every lyric, melody, and chord on acoustic guitar, then brings the songs to life through the band: the smoky, defiant Maya Valentine, guitarist Chico Lopez, and the sibling rhythm section of Jamal and Selah Lou-Deen.
Their debut, Afterglow & Heartbreak, moves through a single day — breezy AM-gold mornings, tragic late-night soul, and glittering after-hours disco. Out now on Bule Jawa Records.
— with Mr. Midnight Park on keys & synth, and The Sweetie Sisters on backing vocals.
A sun-drenched, feel-good indie-soul breeze — Corinne Bailey Rae meets The Supremes.
Gritty, high-octane retro-soul dripping with defiant swagger — Alabama Shakes meets The Heavy.
A haunting, cinematic soul ballad about toxic cycles, culminating in a massive vocal crescendo.
A bedroom producer making a big-studio sound — warm, authentic, and ready for the screen.
We're in the studio finishing the next thing. Drop your email and you'll be the first to know when the lights come up.
Every lyric, melody, and chord is human-written by Eric B. Thornton — no uncleared samples, no co-writes, no split sheets. Master and publishing sit with a single owner, so the entire Afterglow & Heartbreak catalog is a true one-stop clearance for film, TV, advertising, trailers, and games.