Long before releasing his own music, Vancouver's Aaron Lung was helping bring other artists' creative visions to life. As a producer, photographer, and music video director, he's become a familiar name within the city's DIY scene, collaborating with artists including Perfect Person (Noah Williamson) while also working alongside viral musician and visual artist Sophia Stel, who recently co-directed the video for Lung's latest single. Now, with the release of his debut EP, Tomorrow Is the First Day of Your Life, Lung steps into the foreground with six songs that channel the earnestness of early 2000s emo and indie rock into something distinctly his own. We caught up with Aaron to discuss finally sharing his first body of work, the creative relationships that helped shape the project, and why this EP is a perfect place to start.

‍REVERIE: Who are you and how would you describe your project?

My name’s Aaron. I’m an artist based in Vancouver, BC and I like to make things. This project has been a long time coming, and it’s very special to me because it was really the birth of my friendship with Noah Williamson, who produced it.

REVERIE: You've spent years behind the scenes producing music and co-directing videos for other artists before releasing your own debut EP. Did creating work for other people influence the way you are now telling your own story?

It absolutely has influenced the way I’ve made my project. We have such a small but core creative community in Vancouver, and I think in some ways, you are who you surround yourself with. I’ve been incredibly inspired by all the people around me and all the people I work with.

REVERIE: For a lot of listeners, Tomorrow Is The First Day Of Your Life will feel like an introduction, but you've been part of Vancouver's creative community for years. What finally made now feel like the right moment to put out the project?

This project that Noah and I made kind of chronicles the start of our friendship. I’m really proud of the work we did together, and I’m excited to continue to make music. I just feel like this is the first step in that journey.

REVERIE: You've worn a lot of creative hats—producer, photographer, music video director—and now you're introducing yourself as a solo artist. Did those different roles all feed into the way you envisioned this project, or did making your own record require a completely different mindset?

Inherently, it’s different making something yourself as opposed to enacting someone else’s vision, but at the same time I think it’s really important to have worked different roles. I’ve been lucky enough to have had so many different jobs that have given me a good understanding of what it takes to bring an idea to fruition. It’s a reminder that all positions are really important.

REVERIE: Your debut EP feels incredibly diaristic, but you've also described it as "hyperbolic". How do you balance emotional honesty with storytelling when you're writing from your own life? What inspires you?

The goal of the project is to lean into the way things can feel true in the moment, but maybe aren't. Allowing yourself to feel a certain way and get those feelings out, while at the same time understanding that they will always pass. Also Green Day.

REVERIE: The title Tomorrow Is The First Day Of Your Life suggests both a fresh start and a sense of optimism. What did that phrase come to mean for you while making this record?

It was my mantra for pretty much all of 2025. I was having a pretty tough time, and it was a constant reminder that tomorrow is another opportunity to show up and try again.

Aaron Lung Finds a New Beginning in ‘Tomorrow Is the First Day of Your Life’