Toronto indie/pop singer-songwriter and producer ARK IDENTITY returns with his latest single, “Still In Love”—a hypnotic track that explores the emotional limbo of heartbreak that refuses to fully fade.
“Still In Love” is the latest taste of ARK IDENTITY’s just-announced second EP, Deluxe Nightmare, a collection of dynamic, genre-bending indie pop songs slated for release on October 24th.
The song itself takes you on a journey, blending dream pop textures with indie sensibilities, hints of alt-R&B, culminating in a psychedelic finale. The song pulls listeners into a dreamy, otherworldly space where the past and present blur. “This song came from that weird space between holding on and letting go,” says Noah Mroueh, the artist behind ARK IDENTITY.
“It’s about still being in love with someone who’s already moved on—feeling pulled back into their orbit even though you know it’s not good for you.”
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Musically, “Still In Love” floats between genres, never settling into one form—echoing the unsettled emotion at its core. “It lives somewhere between dream pop, indie, alt-R&B, with a sprinkle of psychedelia,” Noah explains. “The sonics aren’t trying to fit one box—it’s more about chasing an emotion and letting the production follow that.”
“I liked the idea of love existing in another timeline—like maybe we ended up together somewhere else, in some alternate dimension,” Noah reflects. Perhaps that dimension is the 1980s. Fittingly, the official video is a throwback to the late ’80s, opening with the flicker of a worn VHS tape in a VCR. ARK IDENTITY and his live band perform in soft focus and retro lighting, channeling the spirit of a classic MTV video. The song itself nods to that era too—blending shimmering synths with timeless hooks.