In today’s volatile news cycle, it seems almost too common for social and racial injustice to be shoved in our faces. Myles Cameron, the young New York artist, finds himself tackling these larger issues in his latest single, Picket Fences. Packed with a powerful message, the vocalist contemplates his outlook on the world and looks to make sense of it all.

Myles, who is also a student at Yale, has the introspective songwriting found in that upper echelon of modern music. His ability to find control over his emotions and not only tell listeners how he feels, but also make listeners find that feeling as well, is something Myles has been striving for through his musical journey. “Picket Fences” builds on the strong songwriting that his previous project, everwanted, laid the groundwork for.

Trying to make sense of the world and his position in it all as a young Black man in America, “Picket Fences” lays out Myles’s current headspace in the volatile issues on hand in his environment. Listen below.