If you like your pop music served cold with a side of arson, hit play. Just don’t text your ex afterward. (Okay, fine. Text them. This song is basically permission.)

9/10 Best listened to: Driving home alone in the rain, or staring at the ceiling at 3 AM.

What do you think of the BANKS and Tove Lo collab? Is it the sad-girl anthem of the year? Drop your thoughts in the comments.

There are collaborations you expect, and then there are the ones your late-night, overthinking brain dreams of. When BANKS announced a track featuring Tove Lo, it felt like the stars had finally aligned for a specific brand of delicious, cinematic darkness.

If you’ve ever been to a club at 1:45 AM, three drinks in, spotting your ex across the dance floor with someone new, you already understand this song. BANKS and Tove Lo don’t just sing about jealousy; they inhabit it.

The production is a masterclass in tension. It starts with that signature BANKS low-end thrum—a heartbeat that feels like it’s about to give out—layered with Tove Lo’s signature glossy, aching synths. It’s not a banger in the traditional EDM sense. It’s a slow burn banger . The kind of track that makes you sway aggressively while holding a half-empty glass of red wine.

The premise is simple: seeing an old flame who is now “just a friend,” but knowing deep down that the chemistry is still radioactive.

“Friends Like We Used To” is the anthem for the toxic era of Situationships. It’s not a breakup song, because you have to officially break up for that. This is the limbo song—the period where the label has changed, but the feelings haven't gotten the memo.