With “Havoc,” alt-pop electronic duo BRDN traverses the quiet turbulence that comes with letting go — when something ends, but its echo still trembles through memory. The track unfolds like a lucid dream, a place where grief and growth coexist, where even light seems to cast itself without a shadow.

Emerging from the same introspective universe as their previous single “Unparalleled,” “Havoc” deepens BRDN’s exploration of impermanence and transformation. Inspired partly by Murakami’s “Kafka on the Shore” and the idea of living without a shadow as a metaphor for rediscovery, the song examines what it means to release something that shaped you — not in bitterness, but in reverence. The process is tragic and hopeful in equal measure: the cost of becoming lighter is loss itself.

Musically, “Havoc” forms an intricate merger of melancholy, bass, and poetry. The production balances between synthetic clarity and organic elements  — bright, modern synths collide with a pulsing beat, while organic elements like recorded congas and cymbal textures (recorded at Interface2 studios) breathe warmth into a digital landscape. The resulting atmosphere feels spacey, fleeting, and urgent, as if the music itself were dissolving while trying to be remembered.

The vocals of Rick Pines and Sofia Cavazzoni embody dual perspectives — present and past, acceptance and longing. Their voices interlace and drift apart like two versions of the same soul. Sofia’s delivery of Giorgio Caproni’s timeless poem Ah Giovinezza threads the piece together: read in two movements, it divides “Havoc” into two emotional halves — remembrance and release.

Meanwhile, Pines’s recurring refrain “only a whisper” becomes the song’s axis: a soft acknowledgment that what remains is not absence, but resonance.

The backing vocals are purposefully layered and encase the whole production in a cloudy, dreamlike, state. 


Influenced by acts like HVOB, The Acid, Moderat, and Yeah But No, BRDN carve out their own form of existential electronic pop — one that feeds the mind as equally as the body.  “Havoc” is danceable introspection: a deep breath taken between ruin and renewal.

As the second single from their forthcoming EP “Maybe in Another Life,” “Havoc” continues BRDN’s reflective arc, exploring connections that could never be — yet still echo across timelines. 

BRDN — “Havoc”
Available April 14, 2026 on all streaming platforms.

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