ISAIAH STONE SHARES RAW AND REFLECTIVE NEW SINGLE “SOUL EXCHANGE”
Atlanta, GA | May 9, 2025 - Rising multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter Isaiah Stone returns with “Soul Exchange” - a gripping new single that merges funk-laced grooves, and raw emotion. Released via Infinity & Records, the track finds Stone channeling the push and pull between heart and mind.
“‘Soul Exchange’ is a song I wrote about being consumed, and the internal conflict of mind and heart,” Stone shares. “Written in my room late at night, the song came to me within seconds, almost writing itself. I hope listeners can find whatever personal truth resonates.”
“Soul Exchange” follows a string of standout introductory singles: “No One Cares,” “Leavin!” and “Get Down”. The songs introduced listeners to Stone’s world: emotionally resonant, genre-fluid, and steeped in intention.
Raised in a cult where secular music was forbidden, Stone found early creative refuge in church where he learned drums at two and eventually taught himself guitar, piano, and production. After escaping that world at age 12, music became his compass. He sought solace in albums by Prince, Sly and the Family Stone, and later, Frank Ocean and Kendrick Lamar. Now 23 and based in Atlanta, Stone’s sound fuses rock, funk, and soul with self-reflective lyricism highlighted by his signature raspy, magnetic vocal style.
With a DIY spirit and a growing catalog, Isaiah Stone is crafting a sound that honors rock’s Black roots while pushing forward a message of radical authenticity. As his star continues to rise, “Soul Exchange” offers yet another glimpse into the depth of his artistry and sets the stage for an incredible show to come.
ABOUT ISAIAH STONE:
Self taught instrumentalist, producer and songwriter Isaiah Stone is a student of music. His go-to comfort albums stem from rock-n-roll greats such as Sly and the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix and songwriting heroes like Prince and DeVonte Swing of Jodeci. There’s a genuine glow to the 20-something as he breaks down his early years of transferring chords strummed on his guitar to the piano while crafting love songs, almost as if he’s experiencing the world for the first time. In many ways, he is.
In 2012, the then-12-year-old learned from his father everything he knew was an illusion as he and his siblings were raised in a cult. His 50 cousins, bingo sessions, Wednesday night services and playing in the band at church were all gone. “I was really shell shocked, there was a lot of crying the night we left. It was all I knew,” he said. He also cited the tragic passing of a family member as another awakening moment for his family that things weren’t what they seemed. “I didn’t know anything outside of the cult. I lost all my cousins and losing them felt like I was losing my parents. It was all the culture I knew and I wasn’t aware of all the stipulations as a child but I did know how heartbreaking it was to not see my cousins or grandmother anymore.”
The commune were a group of people who were under the impression they were the chosen ones, protected from all harm as the Mayan doomsday approached at the end of year. Television, music and outside influence were blocked from permeating into the cult, but music still found its way to Stone. He started playing the drums at 2-years-old and would only listen to music crafted by his father, who was a pastor at the commune. His grandfather would also hum original music that naturally included bluesy soulful patterns. Stone would go on to learn the piano, guitar and produce spiritual music alongside his father and grandparents for the entire church. While he was constrained from the outside world, his musical outlet allowed him to paint a brighter and vivid portal. Stone created poetry on the side about crushes and dreams of becoming a pirate and hid them from his family. Creating secular music was unheard of in the cult but it didn’t stop Stone from realizing the funk and rock undertones in some of the music his grandfather created. After mustering up the courage to share those early songs with his mother, he built his creative flow.
Unbeknownst to Stone, escaping the cult was just his first layer of shedding old skin. Born Isaiah Bryant, he would create the stage name Isaiah Stone after deep dives into Sly Stone and legendary drummer Mitch Mitchell. As his family became less conservative after nestling into their new life in Atlanta, Stone’s love for rock music grew and at 16, so did his vocal abilities.
Picking up albums from Miles Davis and Frank Ocean opened up emotions and a sense of longing. “I was looking for an outlet and at the time, I was very confused, I couldn't even sing,” he recalled. “My only talent at the time was really guitar, drums and piano. Listening to Blonde helped me develop my singing voice. There was this longing to be and it really set me up for how I express myself now.”
With albums from The Strokes, Kendrick Lamar, Prince and Yves Tumor in his DIY studio, Stone has made a variety of tracks that allow him to lean into his mellow raspy voice on the breezy “No One Cares,” and completely raise the vibrations for freedom on “Leavin!” “It’s really about me leaving my comfort zone,” he said of the song’s origin. A near fatal car accident at 19-years-old restructured his emotional health and life for good. “I isolated myself after the accident and wanted to blame others for my actions but it really came down to me freeing myself from my ego,” he said. “I needed to get out, be active and while it sounds like a breakup song, it’s really me breaking free from myself.”
Stone displays more vulnerability on the simmering, “Wanna Know” that serves as distant relative to Arctic Monkeys, “Do I Wanna Know” and The Weeknd’s “The Hills.” With lyrics that give life to the importance of community, Stone wants his music to provide power to those who may not have the ability to speak their own truth to power. “I can’t tell you how many albums got me through a tough time. Music’s biggest power is to express emotion and to potentially evoke emotion in people they didn’t even know they had,” he says. “That’s what I want people to get from my music. It’s okay to be vulnerable, it’s okay to be yourself.” When it comes to his voice, Stone is proud of his unique bravado despite being teased for having a “country-sounding” voice as a kid.
In addition to music education, Stone is letting life teach him the biggest lessons of all. “I’m learning a lot about empathy and not to project my ambition on anyone,” he says while mentioning his love for mediation and Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act. “I’m learning how to have a more positive outlook on life. We’re here for each other and there’s so much to learn. I thought I knew everything at 23 and I'm about to turn 24 and it's like, I didn't know shit. [Laughs].”
To know Stone is to understand his love for creating music. Listening to tracks like “No One Cares,” “Leavin!” and “Get Down” takes listeners on a voyage of Stone’s carefully crafted songs that illustrate his life and his generation's desire to make life a bit sweeter for those around them. Enjoying the flow of life, Stone is thrilled to hit the stage and share his gifts with the world.
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