Hana Piranha have a way of making you feel uneasy and completely captivated at the same time, and “Valentine” nails that balance better than anything they’ve put out before. The lead single from their forthcoming Heart of Darkness EP isn’t a slow burn, it pulls you straight into the kind of romantic mess you recognize as trouble from the very first second and walk into anyway.
The song zeroes in on that odd, almost cinematic moment when you meet someone and your gut already maps out the whole relationship before a single word is exchanged. The excitement, the red flags, the part where it all falls apart. Most songs about destructive romance either glamorize it or moralize about it. This one just tells it straight, and that honesty is a big part of why it works.
Breathy vocals sit over atmospheric synths that have no business sounding as pretty as they do given the subject matter, which is kind of the whole point. The production is warm on the surface and quietly unsettling underneath, which mirrors exactly what the lyrics are describing. It’s a clever bit of songwriting that doesn’t announce itself.
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