"I wish I was a werewolf
howling at the moon"

Historically linked to outsiders and, contemporarily, to teens on the brink, werewolves have existed in folklore for centuries, representing unprecedented change, our primal desires and the exposition of our hidden demons. In “Werewolf”, NYSSA bursts through from the other side, baring clever quips like teeth and honesty like a second skin. Arriving with the autumn equinox, “Werewolf” signals change.

"One day you wake up and nothing’s the same
like how you’re not the youngest person everywhere you go"

It could be that you’re turning from your adolescent self into an adult — or that you’re trying to escape responsibility and regress back into youthful chaos, like leaving the city for the woods, where things are wilder, simpler, more alive. “Werewolf” is the connection of nature and nurture, asphalt and moss, the ending and the beginning.

"The future seems endless
when you think about all the money you need to make
that you haven’t made"

As if on their way to collect payment, the drums are purposeful and heavy, like footsteps crushing through trash on mean concrete streets, simultaneously echoed in the underbrush, deep in the forest. The midnight bassline cruises along sweaty, city streets, drawing out the warmth of a steady heartbeat. The guitars prowl along, full of a tightly wound energy seeking connection and release. Musically, “Werewolf” builds with a brooding, stirring rhythm that leads us towards reconciliation.

"Just the other day i was feeling like I could just
wreck everything and it wouldn’t even feel bad"

When the chorus erupts, it feels big and unhinged, like shouting at the top of your lungs alone in your car or in the middle of the dark. Its boundless expression celebrates every part of “Werewolf”, each element moving together in harmony as NYSSA’s voice electrifies like lightning, striking up a choir of howls, cries and calls. Everything feels new, raw, altered. We are changed.

"It’s time for the real thing
and the real thing only"

"Werewolf" is a turning point, a key piece in the folkloric tale of NYSSA’s journey through artistry. A cathartic rip, “Werewolf” is rebellious joy, a momentous reckoning that invites you to transform, too.

THE HORIZON LINE PLAYLIST:
Listen to this week's Horizon Line playlist inspired by NYSSA's “Werewolf".