Nearly two years ago we put out the public call for Wasia Project, the Chinese-British sibling duo of Will Gao and Olivia Hardy, ahead of their live performance in Allston. It felt like the last time they’d play a room of intimate size, and the alt-pop band’s trajectory has since remained skyward. Wasia Project return this week with “2515,” a dizzying spell of electronic-pop propulsion that blurs genre lines and captivates from the jump. It feels inherently 2026 in its icy mood and stark precision, ricocheting subversiveness through an alt-pop house of echoes that stares back deeper and deeper the harder we look with our ears. An expansive sonic backdrop cradles its theme of fragmented connections and strained relationships experienced by the youth of today. “‘2515’ marks a new chapter in our songwriting — it’s colder and darker than anything we’ve done before,” the duo declare. “A song fueled by anger, the sonic mirrors racing thoughts that come with the emotion. With this track, we officially start our journey through night.” It was produced by frequent collaborator St. Francis Hotel (Adele, Little Simz, Arcade Fire), an the visualizer below brings us in.
Photo Credit: Claryn Chong