GENRE; Soft Rock/ Rock/ 80s Rock/ 80s Vibes
RELEASE DATE; 01 August, 2026
RATING; 3.8/5
Memory becomes a fascinating character in TEANKO’s “Between Two Selves,” where old photographs and forgotten moments provide the starting point for a deeper examination of identity. Theo Konst’s decision to document his musical journey led him through different eras of his life, bringing back people, places, music and ambitions associated with each period. What began as an attempt to organise personal history eventually inspired a song about the many identities a person can inhabit across a lifetime.
The title captures that tension between continuity and change. The person remembered in an old photograph may share the same face, but priorities, expectations and perceptions can be completely different. Konst explores this distance without suggesting that one version of himself is more authentic than another. Each stage contributed something meaningful, making the past impossible to separate completely from the present.
There is also an appealing honesty in the way uncertainty remains part of the picture. Looking back does not produce a perfectly ordered story. Alongside achievements and important choices are doubts and unanswered questions. By acknowledging those elements, the song avoids becoming a simple celebration of a career. Instead, it feels like an honest attempt to understand how a person gradually becomes someone different without necessarily noticing the transformation as it happens.
As TEANKO, Konst brings decades of experience in original songwriting, recording and performance to a project shaped by pop, rock and indie influences. His current base in Portugal adds another chapter to an already extensive personal journey, but “Between Two Selves” remains universal in its subject matter. Anyone who has revisited an old photograph or heard a song from another period of life can recognize the strange experience of meeting a former version of themselves. TEANKO turns that familiar feeling into a thoughtful musical portrait of identity across time.
