Near Stoic - Amor Fati (2026)

Near Stoic’s second album, Amor Fati, is an exploration of a shift in his relationship with the feeling of feeling itself.

Composed over more than three years, the album is an ode to love in all its forms: the intoxicating uncertainty of romance, the unwavering devotion of family, the power of new friendships, and the complex beauty found in accepting life's inevitable losses. It is a meditation on presence, grief, and the courage required to feel deeply in an often overwhelming world.

The album's visual identity, developed by Alina Tikhonova, uses various material from Near Stoic’s life. For the album cover, she merges an old photograph from the artist's grandparents' vacation house with textures from their Tunis home wall, which she digitally recreated from pictures. These were spaces where family gathered and where many of the album's emotional foundations took root.