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Feb 26, 2025 By Caleb Campbell Photography by Lauryn and Taylor Alvarez

Later this week, Orange County-based indie pop duo Double Wish are sharing their new EP, Deeper Ecstasy, out on February 28th. Bandmates Adam Sabolick and Philippe Andre have spent the past few years introducing their hazy “dark sunshine pop” stylings, sharing 2023’s Light Split Sparkle EP and last year’s Universe Sunshine EP. Later this year they are set to share their debut album, with the Deeper Ecstasy EP acting as the final precursor to the record.

The band have already shared a pair of dreamy new singles to tease their latest project, “Aeroplane” (ft. ARK IDENTITY) and “Soft Skin” and today they’re back with another new track, “Seatbelt (Deeper Ecstasy)”, premiering with Under the Radar.

“Deeper Ecstasy” plays in the margins between genres, binding them together with a psychedelic flair. The pair intersperse their laconic trip hop drum beat with rushing drum fills and woozy bass before later sprawling into an expansive chorus, leaning fully into the track’s kaleidoscopic psych pop side. As Sabolick explains, “We worked in some 808 hits that really bring the chorus to life, giving it that weight, momentum, and groove.” In contrast, the track’s final minutes transform it into an ascendant synth pop odyssey, with the synths stretching outward beneath a dazzling swirl of melodies and driving dance rhythms.

Speaking about the new single, Sabolick says: “‘Seatbelt’ is a song about the space between isolation and connection—the tension between being alone and being with others in a way that feels real and meaningful. It’s about navigating that paradox where, even with all the ways the internet and social media bring us together, there’s still this undercurrent of loneliness that creeps in. It’s something everyone feels at some point. For me, this song is a response to that, an attempt to transcend it, to find those moments of deeper ecstasy, where everything feels rich and alive. The lyric “deeper ecstasy” is what I want out of life—those real, visceral connections with people, with experiences, with the world. It’s a feeling I hope everyone can tap into, no matter how ephemeral.”

He continues, saying of the track’s final moments, “It’s almost like a sonic blast into space,” he continues. “You know that feeling when you’re really stoned and time feels like it’s stretching, like you’re moving a thousand miles an hour or on some kind of rollercoaster? That sense of butterflies, of being weightless. That’s what the outro feels like. Layers of voices, brass pads, this soaring arpeggio that’s kind of like a glittering casino soundscape, all built around a thumping kick drum that edges into something almost techno.”

Check out the song below. Double Wish’s new EP, Deeper Ecstasy, is out on February 28th via Hit the North Records.