On new single ‘dangerous things’, Toronto-based artist torched porsche turns literature, language and the reproduction of ideas into the basis for a dark, unpredictable piece of alt-pop. Built from sampling, synths and hard-hitting beats, the track deliberately avoids settling into one genre, moving between hip-hop, indie-pop and electronic music with a restless sense of momentum.
The song is part of art lovers, a ten-track album in which each piece centres on a different art form. ‘dangerous things’ focuses on books and literature, but not from a nostalgic or reverential angle. Instead, Joel Keitner is interested in the power of words to influence, distort, preserve and replicate ideas.
The line “you’ll find more truth in a lie then what’s true / be careful with such dangerous things” captures that ambiguity particularly well. It suggests that language can reveal and conceal at the same time, and that ideas become powerful precisely because they can outlive the people who first expressed them. And that sense of permanence connects naturally to the wider themes running through art lovers.
Musically, torched porsche pushes the song towards something deliberately excessive. The production is busy, synthetic and volatile, with samples, synth textures and forceful beats creating the feeling that the track could change direction at any moment. But rather than smoothing those elements into something conventionally polished, he seems more focused on preserving the instability.
There are traces of dark alt-pop and hip-hop throughout, but the appeal comes from how loosely the track treats those categories. The aim is not to reproduce a familiar sound, but to make the music itself feel as unpredictable as the subject it’s exploring.
Recorded in the artist’s home studio, the single also reinforces the DIY character of torched porsche’s work.
‘dangerous things’ is ultimately a song about the danger of ideas, but it’s also an argument for making art that refuses to behave predictably. And here, torched porsche sounds far more interested in provocation than safety.