Some goodbyes don’t come all at once. They arrive in fragments—glimpses that blur, names that slip away, voices that once soothed us now echoing from a place just out of reach. This is the kind of loss that doesn’t wait for death—it begins long before, slowly, quietly, as memories unravel. And from this tender, aching space comes “One Last Time,” the newest single by fencah, a musician no longer content to hide behind the drum kit.
Known to many as Max Zauner, the heartbeat behind Austrian bands like Kitty in a Casket and Greyshadow, fencah now steps forward not as a percussionist, but as a storyteller, a grandson, and a man working through the silence left behind. His upcoming debut solo album, Small Room, Full Heart, begins with this song—a gentle, deeply personal tribute to his late grandmother, Ernestine Hofer, who passed away in 2021 after a long battle with dementia.
"One Last Time" is the first glimpse into that album—a prelude, a homage, a heartfelt attempt to revisit the final years of her life and the difficult journey through her illness. It is a reflection on everything that was slowly taken away, and everything that managed to shine through despite it. The song gives voice to questions that were never answered while she was still here—and honors those fleeting, golden moments of clarity that would surface through the fog of confusion.
The track opens like a whisper: delicate guitar picking, almost like turning the pages of a diary. When fencah begins to sing, it doesn’t feel like a performance—it feels like remembering. His voice carries the weight of silence, the ache of presence and absence, and the quiet reverence of love that never learned how to say goodbye.
And then—like grief itself—the stillness is broken. Halfway through, the drums arrive. Not as background noise, but as a jolt to the system. The tempo rises, synths swirl, melodies collide. There’s a quiet chaos here, as if the song is trying to hold together everything that’s slipping through its fingers. It’s that sudden rush of emotion that comes from a smell, a photo, or the sound of a name spoken aloud. It hits hard—and fencah leans into it, letting his voice rise, tremble, then fall away.
The accompanying music video adds another layer of intimacy. Made entirely from old family footage filmed by his grandfather, it becomes more than a visual—it’s a homecoming. A tender arrangement of seemingly trivial moments, small slices of everyday life that, when strung together, tell the story of someone irreplaceable. Snowy roads, glimpses of laughter, slow movements and glances preserved in grainy, flickering film—each frame honors the quiet, enduring weight of a life that shaped so many others.
“One Last Time” isn’t trying to be a hit. It doesn’t chase trends or algorithms. It speaks to something far more lasting: the human need to hold on, just a little longer, to the people who shaped us. It’s not just a song—it’s a keepsake. A way of saying, you mattered, even if the world didn’t get to see you the way I did.
And if this is just the beginning of Small Room, Full Heart, then fencah isn’t just releasing an album. He’s offering us a space—quiet, vulnerable, and true—where we’re allowed to feel everything we thought we had already let go.
Watch the video now on YouTube. But don’t just listen. Feel it. Remember someone. And hold them—one last time.
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