Hana Piranha has never been the โkeep it cuteโ type. After making noise with Wingspan in 2023, they come back swinging with โValentine,โ a single thatโs as addictive as it is unsettlingโand the first proper taste of their forthcoming Heart of Darkness EP (due late 2026). The bandโs whole thing is authenticity over polish, and you can hear it here: pounding drums, gritty guitars, cinematic synths, and a willingness to stare straight at the messy stuff people usually dress up in prettier words. If romance is a candle, โValentineโ is the moment you realise youโre also playing with gasoline.
The song opens on thumping beats and splashing cymbals that immediately feel like a warning siren disguised as a dance pulse. Then Hanaโs vocal drops in, low-range, dark, grave, cutting through the big, bustling rhythm with a calm, almost more intimidating than a scream. Itโs breathy in places, but not soft; itโs the breath that carries intention, like someone leaning close to tell you something you shouldnโt want to hear.
As the track unfolds, lush atmospheric synths spread out behind her like fog over a streetlamp, giving everything that dreamlike โnightmare in velvet wrappingโ effect. You can feel the story creeping forward, with that electric first meeting where your brain flashes the whole relationship timeline at once, promise, passion, and the inevitable crash, yet you walk in anyway. The writing circles around desire and self-sabotage, the way red flags can look like fireworks when youโre already hooked.
Then the chorus hits, and the trap snaps shut. Gritty, grinding guitars kick the door open, drums thump harder, and Hanaโs voice echoes the hook like a spell, โFeel the flame, seal the name, hardened by Valentine.โ Behind her, backing vocals wail in a haunting swell, turning the chorus into something between a chant and a warning label. Itโs ridiculously catchy, which is exactly the pointโthis song seduces you while describing seduction.
The whole track plays cinematic: big shadows, sharp angles, moral ambiguity. By the time it ends, โValentineโ lingers like smoke in your clothes. Check it out on Spotify.
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Review by: Naomi Joan