Noah Gundersen — Die Young
Die Young is from Noah Gundersen's Rites of Spring (2026). Poppy but so good. It's life-affirming, but the character is legitimately flawed.
My wife made fun of me for liking it lol. I get it: it's giving a bit of Taylor Swift. I don't know.
It's interesting though. Taylor Swift is really good with melodies. Maybe one of the reasons Noah succeeds is that he combines an authentic, hard-edged, more "male energy" thing with some very poppy melody talent.
I think it's one of the reasons I like Noah Gundersen: he feels in public.