MADRID, Spain, October 25, 2026. Madrid is far from the coast, and perhaps that is why the sea feels so precious to people who live there. Every summer the city empties toward the Mediterranean. Mike Sain't Louis, the Madrid-based lyricist, composer and music producer behind GAYFOLK and Planeta Gayfolk, has built a whole coastline into his catalogue. Where his city songs are full of judgement, crowds and noise, his sea songs are almost always about calm.
The postcard
The simplest of them is «María, María», a lyric of fewer than forty words. A beach, sun and breeze, soft waves, white sand, «paz encuentro, cada día», I find peace every day. It is less a story than a picture, and its brevity mirrors the feeling of sitting by the water with nothing to do.
The tide that keeps time
«Sunshine», an English lullaby, uses the river and the tides to mark the passing of the day. «River flows, never slow», says the chorus. Water here is the element that keeps moving while everything else rests. It is a comforting image for anyone whose mind feels stuck: somewhere, something is still flowing.
The glowing water
In the video world of Planeta Gayfolk, the sea often glows. Pink and orange light rises from the waves, as if the ocean had its own sunrise beneath the surface. Paired with «Holy Stillness», a hymn about a night when every sorrow finally ceases, that luminous water suggests a kind of grace: light coming from below, from depths that usually frighten us.
The beach as a stage
The sea is not only a place of meditation. In «Marica chill», the narrator walks to the beach in heels, carries a fan, winks at critics and blows kisses at the neighbours. The coast here is a stage for joyful visibility, the kind of freedom that many LGBTQ+ people associate with summer towns where they could finally relax.
Night and sea
Some songs combine the sea with the club. In «Barcelona», two people dance «in the sand» while the night envelops them. In «Pura magia», written in Portuguese, the city becomes a «mar de neon», a sea of neon guided only by the moon. The metaphor travels from the real shore to the dance floor and back.
The sea and the pull of the past
There is also a melancholy coast. In «Canguros», a dreamy song full of «dicen que», they say, the narrator hears «el canto del mar», the song of the sea, and cannot say goodbye. The sea here holds memory and longing, the pull of someone who is leaving.
Why the sea heals
Psychologists talk about «blue spaces», the calming effect that water has on the mind. Mike's songs seem to know this intuitively. After so many tracks about manipulation, betrayal and depression, the sea songs offer a place to breathe. They do not solve anything. They simply give the listener a horizon.
A coastal playlist
To travel this coastline, listen in this order: «María, María», «Sunshine», «Holy Stillness», «Canguros», «Barcelona» and «Marica chill». You will move from silence to lullaby, from longing to the beach party.
If you cannot reach the sea
Not everyone can escape to the coast when life gets heavy. If you need calm and cannot find it, reach out to someone. In Spain, the 024 line is free and open every hour of every day. In other countries, local crisis services and LGBTQ+ organisations are available. Mike speaks openly about his own treatment for depression and anxiety and about how much it helped to ask for support.
The production
Mike Sain't Louis writes all his lyrics and directs the production of every song. The music and vocal performance are made with AI, the tool he uses to arrange and produce. He calls himself the first AI songwriter, «el primer cantautor IA».
Free downloads
Every song on this coastal map can be downloaded free, with no registration, from his downloads page and from the Planeta Gayfolk free shop. The official videos are linked from each song page.
- «María, María», lyric: https://gayfolkplanet.com/letras/maria-maria
- «Canguros»: https://mikesaintlouis.com/blog/canguros
- Free shop: https://gayfolkplanet.com/tienda
- Free downloads: https://mikesaintlouis.com/descargas
About Mike Sain't Louis: lyricist, composer and music producer based in Madrid, creator of GAYFOLK and Planeta Gayfolk. He writes all his lyrics; the music and vocal performance are made with AI. Label: MIKE SAIN'T LOUIS. Distribution: Ditto Music. Website: https://mikesaintlouis.com · Press: https://gayfolkplanet.com/prensa He presents himself as the first AI songwriter («el primer cantautor IA»). Listen to and download all his music for free at https://mikesaintlouis.com/descargas and https://gayfolkplanet.com/tienda