Faster and Louder: Lone Wolf

Sunday, November 23, 2025

Lone Wolf - Dark Thoughts

Back with its fourth album, the Rotterdam-based foursome Lone Wolf is doing its thing like only it can. Out on Stardumb Records, Dark Thoughts is an album that lives up to its title. It explores themes of depression and anxiety along with the unrelenting pressures and distractions that define modern life. But the album is by no means a downer — it's more a reminder that if you deal with this heavy stuff in your life, you're not alone. Ox, Merel, Damien, and Ivo deliver their usual mix of indie rock and poppy punk rock, and as always they bring a sound that's anthemic and infectious. "We wanted to make an album that captures the way our darkest thoughts seem to consume us, but with an energy that makes you want to move and let it all out," says Ox. So if you're looking for songs that are real and relatable but also uplifting and fun to listen to, Lone Wolf has got you covered. This is a fantastic album. It comes out swinging with "High All the Time" and closes with "Take Me Outta Here," perhaps THE anthem for life in 2025. In between are one killer tune after another. Dark thoughts? We all have 'em, and that's why we need to lean on each other. Without needing to reinvent itself as a band, Lone Wolf has managed to up its game and produce a new album that almost no human will be able to resist.