‘Electric Friends’ arrives like a ghost in the circuitry — soft, glimmering, and faintly accusatory

Energy Whores have always dealt in contrasts, from the brightness of their electronic palette to the darker, incisive intelligence behind their lyricism. But this single feels different: not angry, not frantic, but quietly surgical. It dissects modern life with a steady hand, pulling apart the illusion of digital closeness strand by strand.

The production, built in Logic X, is deceptively minimal. A slow bloom of synth pads forms the backdrop, delicate enough to feel almost weightless. Electronic drums tap out a heartbeat-like pulse, never drawing attention to themselves yet never fading fully into the background. Valenti’s subtle guitar textures barely graze the surface, adding gentle friction rather than force. The entire arrangement hangs in a low-lit space — a track that understands the power of understatement.

Schoenfeld’s vocal is the anchor. There’s a measured calm in her phrasing, a refusal to exaggerate emotion. She doesn’t plead or rant; she observes. That deliberate coolness gives the lyrics far more edge, especially as the song explores how relationships morph under the glow of screens and timelines. Her delivery extends the concept: a voice reaching outward but never quite making contact, like tapping on a pane that won’t break.

Where many songs about digital life resort to melodrama or dystopian spectacle, ‘Electric Friends’ does something more interesting. It sits in the quiet moments — the hours lost scrolling, the sensation of being surrounded but untouched, the way social platforms reward connection without ever offering depth. It’s a theme Energy Whores have circled before, with their blend of political theatre and electro-driven experimentation, but here the execution is stripped down to its sharpest parts.

The track’s most striking quality is its patience. Nothing rushes. Nothing demands. Instead, the arrangement accumulates subtle shifts: a new harmony, a darker synth swell, a widening of space. The restraint becomes the emotional core. As the song moves towards its final moments, the brightness in the mix thins, as if the energy itself is draining away — a fitting resolution for a track that questions what remains when electricity is gone and the digital world collapses into silence.

Schoenfeld’s own explanation captures it succinctly: without electricity, the illusions of online friendship dissolve. ‘Electric Friends’ embodies that dissolution, offering a quiet, deeply human reflection on a world that increasingly mistakes visibility for intimacy.

It’s a striking release from a band who continue to evolve — subtler, sharper and more unsettling than ever.

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