{"id":889029,"date":"2025-12-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=889029"},"modified":"2025-12-06T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T06:00:00","slug":"listen-to-our-shadowy-dazed-winter-2025-playlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=889029","title":{"rendered":"Listen to our shadowy Dazed Winter 2025 playlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html-embed\"><iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/49hJWEUqWbCYYorKBE9ns4?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>The secret is out. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/the-winter-2025-issue\">Dazed\u2019s Winter 2025 issue<\/a> is here and, while it has a specific focus on film, the issue\u2019s true essence \u2013 its shadow self, if you will \u2013 is about looking into the darkness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In his editor\u2019s note for the issue, Dazed editor-in-chief Ted Stansfield explains the concept: \u201cAcross these pages, you\u2019ll meet a range of people who confront the darkness both inside themselves and out in the world in a variety of ways \u2013 channelling it into creativity, making sense of it through comedy, or allowing it to make them a little more empathetic.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Indeed, the theme manifests in many ways: In one story, we travelled to the Fort Worth, Texas, leg of Turnstile\u2019s <\/span><em><span>Never Enough <\/span><\/em><span>world tour to explore how the band are reviving the unbridled freedom of hardcore music for a new generation. Another saw writer Habi Diallo catch up with budding superstar Sekou, following his transition from recording backing vocals for the likes of Central Cee and Justin Bieber and into the limelight with his debut mixtape.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Elsewhere, we travelled deep into the musical undergrounds of New York, London and China, and spoke to the likes of Liim, Zukovstheworld and R!R!Riot \u2013 all artists who are shaping the popular sounds of tomorrow. And, of course, fronting the issue is none other than the <\/span><em><span>Frost God <\/span><\/em><span>himself, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/article\/69161\/1\/yung-lean-and-charli-xcx-in-conversation-dazed-winter-2025-issue\">Yung Lean<\/a>, a man who, even with an upcoming film and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/article\/69178\/1\/10-of-yung-lean-best-collabs-fka-twigs-playboi-carti-frank-ocean-charli-xcx\">countless mainstream collaborations<\/a> under his belt, stays rooted in the shadows, using music to process grief, identity and isolation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Below, we break down the sounds of Dazed Winter 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>YUNG LEAN<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"qjYkr78anZs\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qjYkr78anZs\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>So committed is Yung Lean to his shadow self that he actually let it take the driver\u2019s seat for a brief period in his career \u2013 in the form of his intimate and vulnerable musical side project jonatan leandoer96. Named after his real name and birth year, the side project emerged in the wake of Lean\u2019s bipolar diagnosis and what he described as a mental distance from the global Yung Lean persona, instead drawing on musical influences outside of rap. The two \u2013 Yung Lean and jonatan leandoer 96 \u2013 eventually reconciled on Lean\u2019s latest album <\/span><em><span>Jonatan<\/span><\/em><span>, released under the Yung Lean name, with lyrics and stylings that celebrate all aspects of his identity, both in rap and beyond. As such, there\u2019s no better song to represent Lean\u2019s inclusion in The Shadow Issue than \u201cForever Yung\u201d, the lead single from <\/span><em><span>Jonatan<\/span><\/em><span>. <em>(SPM)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>TURNSTILE<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"s_qhk_sqr5w\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Turnstile are the biggest hardcore band in the world right now, and they didn\u2019t get there by playing it safe. There\u2019s still a hard, rocky core to the Baltimore five-piece\u2019s latest album, <\/span><em><span>Never Enough<\/span><\/em><span>, but it\u2019s surrounded by something far more expansive \u2013 a world in which 80s synths merge into amped-up power chords, and the lineage of Bad Brains and Maryland legend Justice Tripp collide with contributions from AG Cook and Hayley Williams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Featuring support from fellow punk-rock revivalists Speed and Amyl and the Sniffers, the Fort Worth, Texas leg of Turnstile\u2019s <\/span><em><span>Never Enough <\/span><\/em><span>tour was filled with both hardcore first-timers and veterans. Together, these acts are recontextualising the scene\u2019s language of heaviness for today\u2019s digital, genre-diffuse youth, while reminding them of the collective euphoria catalysed by live music. \u201cEven if it just looks like we like to hit each other, hardcore fans are so inclusive and loving,\u201d says Julie, a fan at the show, explaining how Turnstile\u2019s music helped her through her angsty teenage years while growing up in conservative, small-town Texas. <em>(SPM)\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>SEKOU<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"1nHZvk7CaE0\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>With a voice that belies his age, 21-year-old musician Sekou has probably reached your ears through his collaborations with artists like Justin Bieber, or through opening for SZA and Ren\u00e9e Rapp. His new mixtape, <\/span><em><span>In a World We Don\u2019t Belong<\/span><\/em><span>, is a reflective take on his journey to date. \u201cI really just wanted to speak of life experiences, growing up as a Black boy in the UK.\u201d A taste of more music to come, his latest single \u201cCatching Bodies\u201d is an anthem that speaks to a desire for deeper connection. \u201cI really hope people listen to it and feel free,\u201d he says. \u201cHave fun, dance and cry and scream and be joyful.\u201d <em>(HD)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>R!R!RIOT<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"SF7k1tH96d0\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Born in Taipei and raised between Guangzhou and the US, R!R!Riot started out fronting pop-punk bands as a teenager before transitioning into the trap and R&amp;B-fusing pluggnb genre in her early 20s. But it was a chance encounter with the producer she calls the \u201cMetro Boomin of China\u201d, Shanghai\u2019s ATM Hanson, at an LA college party that changed the course of her career. \u201cHanson cracked the whole China scene open for me,\u201d recalls R!R!Riot, who sings in both English and Mandarin and quickly went viral on Douyin (Chinese TikTok). \u201cWe released our tape in 2023, which was when the Chinese underground started to emerge, and now it\u2019s getting seen by the mainstream. The internet loves Chinese kids now.\u201d <em>(SPM)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>UNDERSCORES<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"UNYqwpx7Cys\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In the mid-2010s, April Harper Grey \u2013 now known as underscores \u2013 was one of many teenagers uploading homemade dubstep tracks to SoundCloud. But what began as a fascination with electronic production soon evolved into a meticulously crafted sound drawing on pop, punk and internet-born subcultures. On her 2021 debut album, <\/span><em><span>fishmonger<\/span><\/em><span>, the San Francisco-born musician pulled together threads from her early work \u2013 heavy dubstep bass, emo and electronic experimentation \u2013 while her 2023 follow-up, Wallsocket, turned its attention outwards, with a portrait of teenage suburbia set in a fictional Michigan town. <em>(HD)\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>LIIM<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"fO6BsTjE3Ng\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Liim\u2019s debut album, <em>Liim Lasalle Loves You<\/em>, is an episodic tour of New York City, rolling from Harlem\u2019s 125th Street down to the beach, hollering at a few girls along the way. True to character, Liim does his interview from the doorstep of a Brooklyn apartment complex. It\u2019s his homie\u2019s place, but he still greets residents as they enter the building. \u201cI like being outside, I get stressed if I\u2019m in the crib doing nothing,\u201d he explains. \u201cI have friends who are sitting in jail right now, friends who are sitting in a coffee shop, friends who are high up at Supreme, friends who are homeless on the street. All my sounds are appealing to somebody in some way.\u201d <em>(SPM)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>CHANEL BEADS<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"d8ejuvP0Z9o\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Chanel Beads is the musical project of Shane Lavers, who is joined on stage by vocalist Maya McGrory and violinist Zachary Paul. Based in New York, the band blends live instrumentation with digital manipulation, creating a variant of hypnagogic pop. <\/span><span>Last year\u2019s debut album, <\/span><em><span>Your Day Will Come<\/span><\/em><span>, established the blueprint for Lavers\u2019 sonic world, layering guitars, programmed drums and warped samples to make sense of life\u2019s big feelings. It\u2019s a distinctive sound Lavers has built over time, from his teenage years spent in <\/span><span>suburban Minnesota to a stint playing basement shows on Seattle\u2019s DIY scene after college.<em>\u00a0 (\u2122)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>ZUKOVSTHEWORLD<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"cQIeE-1T6is\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>There\u2019s a new sound taking over London\u2019s streets right now, and Zukovstheworld was there from the start, fusing DIY punk and indie with trap and rage beats as far back as 2022. He gave Fakemink some of his first features, and received cosigns from Surf Gang\u2019s Evilgiane, Nokia Mansion and NiNE8\u2019s Mac Wetha. Still, when citing influences for his new mixtape, The End of the World, he names Taylor Swift. \u201cI fuck with her heavy,\u201d says the Thornton Heath-born artist. \u201cI call my music avant-pop; I want it to sit in between people\u2019s conceptions of underground music and high-end pop.\u201d <em>(SPM)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>BOYISH<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"CLVjNr-Tetc\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Boyish duo India Shore and Claire Altendahl met while studying at Berklee College of Music, performing together as The Blue before changing their name to Boyish in 2019. With Gun, the duo poke fun at Americana with their shoegaze anthems, using the town as a symbol of a much bigger picture. The pair\u2019s queer identities provide a natural foundation for their lyricism and as they enter 2026, their focus is on their LGBTQ+ siblings. \u201cGay people have always been there and will continue to be there forever,\u201d says Shore. \u201cWe have to continue supporting our community and protecting the trans people in our lives.\u201d <em>(IVD)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>LUNA CARMOON<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"U56Ns66Qrb8 \"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>\u201cLuna Carmoon makes films for gross girls,\u201d writes Dazed beauty editor Alex Peters in the new issue. \u201cGirls who free bleed; girls who want to kill (and kiss) their best friends; girls who surround them- selves with crap, who feel dirty inside, who are obsessive, compulsive, complex. Girls who aren\u2019t perfect victims.\u201d These themes took centre-stage on Carmoon\u2019s 2023 debut feature film <\/span><em><span>Hoard <\/span><\/em><span>\u2013 a film that she describes as \u201cvery much about the women who start to confront their shadows.\u201d In this spirit, here is brooding 90s dance-pop track \u201cMissing\u201d from Everything but the Girl, which appears on <\/span><em><span>Hoard<\/span><\/em><span>\u2019s soundtrack.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Listen to our Sounds of Dazed Winter playlist above.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> Source URL: https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/article\/69188\/1\/listen-to-our-winter-2025-issue-shadow-playlist-yung-lean-sekou-turnstile<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The secret is out. Dazed\u2019s Winter 2025 issue is here and, while it has a specific focus on film, the issue\u2019s true essence \u2013 its shadow self, if you will \u2013 is about looking into the darkness. In his editor\u2019s note for the issue, Dazed editor-in-chief Ted Stansfield explains the concept: \u201cAcross these pages, you\u2019ll [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":889030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[76],"class_list":["post-889029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-dazeddigital-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=889029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889029\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/889030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=889029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=889029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=889029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}