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.
9/10 Best listened to: Driving home alone in the rain, or staring at the ceiling at 3 AM. BANKS Friends Like We Used To -feat Tove Lo-...
Tove Lo has always been the queen of "sad girl, horny girl" duality. On her verse, she whispers, “I hate the way you know my body / Better than my new friends know my story.” It cuts deep. This isn't just about sex; it’s about the intimacy of being seen . If you’ve ever been to a club at
Their new single, is out now—and it is everything we wanted and more. Tove Lo has always been the queen of
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.
When BANKS sings the chorus, “We don’t touch like we used to / We don’t lie like we used to / So why does it hurt when I see you with somebody new?” you feel the gaslight in her voice. But then Tove Lo enters with the counterpoint, and suddenly it’s a conversation between two broken clocks that somehow both tell the exact same wrong time.
“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.