Brand new EP from Suki Summer

Rising from the haze of heartbreak and self-discovery, Suki Summer is rapidly staking her claim as a must watch artist in the pop rock sphere with a voice that’s as commanding as it is unique. Taking cues from artists like Lana Del Rey and Mazzy Star, Suki delivers stories from the edge of romantic entanglement, filtered through a cinematic lens of glittering synths and gritty guitar lines. Her music captures a generation grappling with love, identity and emotional exhaustion, all while refusing to lose its sense of playfulness.

Suki first introduced her sonic output towards the end 2023 with her debut single “On My Own,” a track that announced her arrival with a confident blend of independence and self-reflection. Since then, she’s delivered a string of singles that expand her original sound with a blend of dreamy melancholia, 80s-tinged synths and a pop rock pulse that’s thoroughly her own.

Now, with the release of her new EP Lovesick and Sick of Love, Suki Summer offers her most personal work yet. The six-track project dissects love’s highs and lows with poetic flair and emotional honesty, presenting an intimate excavation of the fallout that follows love’s beginning, middle and end. Opening track “Summer Crush” sets up the EP with a flirtatious energy and sun-drenched charm, capturing the euphoria of a fleeting queer romance. It’s cinematic and sugar-dusted, the kind of track that conjures polaroids, rooftop sunsets and new beginnings.

“Marianne” follows as a song born on the road in Italy but dripping in nostalgia. It’s a dreamy lament for something that never quite was, with Suki’s vocal delivery tinred with yearning. If “Summer Crush” is the glitter, “Marianne” is the bruised softness that follows, the romantic ideal fading into the cracks of real life.

The title track “LOVESICK AND SICK OF LOVE” shifts gears entirely; with weary eyes and razor-sharp wit, Suki turns her gaze outward to modern dating culture. Her lyrical precision cuts through the performance of emotional detachment and hookup-era nihilism, offering instead a slow-burning commentary on the toll it takes. It’s clever without being cynical, empowered without closing off vulnerability.

“used to you” and “i still want u” carry the emotional focus of the EP. The former is a quiet meditation on neglect and stagnancy within a relationship, while the latter acts as the emotional nucleus that’s haunted and stripped bare. “i still want u” in particular is heartbreak wrapped in velvet, a late-night text turned song, aching with every breath. The closing track, “outro (it’s nvr bye it’s jus c ya l8r),” is a soft, wave-like farewell. Here, Suki offers no final word on closure, only the peace that comes from letting go, even if just for now. It’s a quietly triumphant finish to a debut EP that crystallises the sonic vision of Suki Summer in spectacular fashion.

Commenting on the EP she shares, “The EP explores being lovesick, experiencing heartbreak, longing and unrequited love. The EP also explores being sick of love, discussing fleeting connections, failed talking stages and my tiredness with the repetitive nature of modern dating.”

Listen to Lovesick and Sick of Love below