Xtine’s new single “No Matter What” doesn’t whisper—it confronts. Built on lyrics that read like journal entries etched in fire, the song refuses to shy away from despair, betrayal, or the ache of survival. This isn’t a track dressed up for easy listening. It’s a confession, a demand, and a vow.
From the opening lines—“I don’t want my heart far from yours / With the ache I breathe despair”—Xtine sets the tone. It’s heavy material, but it’s also cathartic, the kind of songwriting that asks listeners to sit with the hurt instead of burying it.
The release comes only months after “Nobody Stays,” a single that tackled the cycles of love and fear shaped by borderline personality disorder. Where that song built its power through cinematic swells and electronic textures, “No Matter What” strips it down to something more raw, closer to bone. Taken together, they mark a period of fearlessness for an artist who isn’t simply writing pop songs—she’s carving out survival strategies in real time.
Xtine has been carrying that impulse since her earliest days, teaching herself to produce at 12 and finding unexpected encouragement from Sia, who once danced to one of her songs in a Twitter video. That validation helped shape a career that’s always been less about polish than about truth. With every project—from her album Experiment No. 1 to these recent singles—Xtine continues to push toward something more daring: music that refuses to flinch.
“No Matter What” feels less like a single and more like a mirror, reflecting the wounds we carry and daring us to hold each other closer anyway. It’s demanding, it’s vulnerable, and it doesn’t look away.
