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Eric Scott’s latest project, Wolfstein, is a compelling excavation of heartbreak, not the melodramatic, cinematic kind, but the quiet, personal unraveling that demands you rebuild yourself piece by piece. Instead of leaning into spectacle, Scott’s EP thrives on emotional clarity, tracing the subtle ways memory, rhythm, and reflection shape the aftermath of loss.
The journey begins with Dance Around the Darkness, a lushly textured opener featuring Sunnie and RodBitches. Swirling strings and trance-like percussion create a hypnotic foundation, while Scott’s vocals navigate a delicate terrain between vulnerability and restraint. The track sets the tone for the EP’s emotional duality: sadness lives here, but so does the will to move forward.
He shifts the energy on This Ain’t That, alongside Johnny Sublime, trading introspection for bold confrontation. Brimming with crisp horns, sharp drums, and confident delivery, the song pushes back against heartbreak’s heaviness, choosing defiance over despair. It’s Scott reclaiming his space, loud, rhythmic, and fully in control.
The mood softens again with Nolove, featuring Kingsley Ibeneche, a slow-burning fusion of R&B and dream-pop. The track leans into stillness, giving room for breaths, pauses, and the kind of emotional gravity that lingers long after the last note fades. Silence becomes its own kind of storytelling here.
The EP closes with its title track “Wolfstein” featuring Smoke DZA, a contemplative and grounded finale that brings the project’s themes full circle. It’s weighty but hopeful, textured with resilience, and rich with imagery of healing stitched through adversity.
Across the project, Scott’s production is sleek yet soul-baring — atmospheric without losing its pulse, stylish without sacrificing sincerity. Wolfstein doesn’t romanticize heartbreak; it humanizes it. The EP stands as a raw, beautifully constructed testament to loss, recovery, and the quiet strength it takes to begin again.