An emotional aperture with a pop-rock sheen, opening track “Bottle Opener” acts as a kind of prologue to the psychological portrait of Orca. With elements of acoustic guitar, symphony, and choral incantations, the song is like a gradually brightening light, ready to spill over. Each repetition of “You never let them get to you” and each admission of “I always let them get to me” disarm us. On Instagram, Dapperton describes the music of Orca as conceived solely by the heart. “There was no rhyme or reason except that I would let its condition overcome me. I am just the mouthpiece,” he writes. Performer as vehicle, vessel, or bottle. We’re asked not only to listen to the music, but to really hear its content. Clocking in at just over two minutes, “Bottle Opener” is the only track that begins immediately with the joint vocals of Dapperton and his sister Ruby Amadelle (though she will reappear often, a continuous presence in the album). It feels, in some ways, like an initiation.

from gus' interview with atwood magazine.

Interview: Gus Dapperton on New Album 'Orca' and Having Faith - Atwood Magazine — Atwood Magazine

In his sophomore LP 'Orca', Gus Dapperton forgoes lovestruck odes for an honest, bittersweet take on our less forgiving emotions. Stream: 'Orca' - Gus Dapperton Gus Dapperton is speaking to me from his Bushwick apartment. For our talk, he's traded in poppy colors for casual grayscale streetwear, opting for an airy hoodie, a black cap, and one silver double-hoop earring.