Max Rauch returns with new single ‘Double Vision’

New Jersey indie veteran Max Rauch has dropped his latest single ‘Double Vision’, a synth-laced, emo-leaning power-pop track that tackles the growing tension between digital self-image and lived experience.

A fixture in the NJ DIY scene for nearly two decades, Rauch has played in beloved local bands including Tourmaline, Washington Square Park, and LKFFCT, while also shaping the sound of the scene behind the board as a sought-after producer and engineer.

With ‘Double Vision’, he fuses crunchy ‘90s guitars, pop-punk energy, and shimmering synth hooks into something both catchy and deeply introspective. Psychedelic textures bubble under the surface, lending the track a warped feel that mirrors its subject: the dizzying dissonance between who we are and who we appear to be online.

Through its distorted lens, ‘Double Vision’ speaks to the anxiety of comparison culture and the emotional weight of constant connectivity, delivered with the grit, wit, and melody that have become his trademarks. It’s a raw, hook-filled reflection for anyone caught between the scroll and the self.