Cooking up genre-busting anthems out of a cluttered and cramped Seattle basement, charlieonnafriday (a.k.a. Charlie Finch) unassumingly transformed a high school dream into an impressive reality in D.I.Y. fashion and on his own terms…

As he scaled multiplatinum heights, gathered billions of streams, and performed to sold out crowds, he always clung tightly to what brought him to that point in the first place. He makes music with the indisputable integrity surrounded by “day one” friends—fondly known as his “onnafriday” clique. Maintaining this mindset, everything just set the stage for music to come in 2024. Bobbing and weaving freely between alternative, pop, and country, he proudly lives up to the title.

Rewinding back to the beginning, it’s those early recordings that set Charlie on the path to stardom. He initially lit up TikTok mid-Pandemic. Inking a deal with Island Records, he ignited the platinum-certified “After Hours” and platinum-certified “Enough.” In between, he collaborated with everyone from Lil TJay to Bankrol Hayden. He earned acclaim from Billboard, People, and many more. Known for unpredictable and undeniable shows, he performed to packed audiences on bills with the likes of Macklemore, Jessie Murph, and Tate McRae.

He only translated this live energy into creative fodder for his next chapter. This time around, he made multiple trips to Nashville in order to craft the album’s framework. Nodding to inspirations as diverse as Young Thug, Lil Keed, and Morgan Wallen as well his “favorite album ever” Post Malone’s Beerbongs & Bentleys, he expanded his signature sound by pulling in country influences and getting more personal than ever.

He initially introduced this era with “Warning Shot.” Right out of the gate, it reeled in over 1 million Spotify streams in addition to acclaim from Melodic Magazine who hailed it as “an impressive example of Finch’s musical versatility.”

Ultimately, charlieonnafriday is forever the same kid he was back in the basement.