Track By Tracks: Noir Addiction - Pretty Things Don't Last (2026)

Italian industrial rock outfit Noir Addiction unveiled their new EP Pretty Things Don’t Last on 16 July via SoulPunx Records. Exploring themes of identity, impermanence, desire, and disillusionment, Pretty Things Don’t Last delves into fractured relationships, shifting identities, the pursuit of recognition, and the tension between authenticity and appearances. Across its six tracks, the EP embraces uncertainty and contradiction, finding beauty in instability and power in imperfection.

Frontman Sonny Lanegan breaks down the EP track-by-track for Breathing the Core:

Serve Me Some Crime (4:16): A sarcastic manifesto about embracing chaos and contradiction, where crime, jokes, and denial become tools of personal freedom. It celebrates choosing instinct and madness over routine, control, and the suffocating seriousness of everyday life.

How She’s Got It (4:17): A hypnotic reflection on illusion and identity, where truth feels interchangeable, and belief slowly fades into emotional distance. It captures the moment you stop chasing explanations and accept mystery, coldness, and ambiguity as a form of freedom.

Toxic Twins (3:48): A dark portrayal of a toxic, co-dependent relationship where lies become a way to survive emotional pain and maintain control. It questions truth and morality, showing how love, manipulation, and self-deception blur the line between what feels right and what is destructive.

Cold Habit (4:10): A defiant embrace of the “wrong” path as the only one that feels real, alive, and honest in a world where being good brings no reward. It celebrates choosing intensity over obedience, proving that freedom is sometimes found in what’s broken, not in what’s approved.

Money for the Honey (3:43): A restless anthem about craving recognition and intensity, using bravado and performance to mask vulnerability and loneliness. It captures the urge to feel alive and seen, turning inner chaos into art, noise, and survival.

Radio Funeral (3:29): A provocative inner monologue about transforming damage into authority, where revenge becomes a form of self-creation and awakening. It explores the thrill of taking control of one’s own narrative, turning fear and wounds into fuel for power and reinvention.

Pretty Things Don’t Last is out now from Bandcamp, Spotify, and digital music platforms everywhere.

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