You ever been blindsided by a track that starts like a whisper from a haunted jukebox and ends like a train through your chest? That’s “A Kiss” from Levi Taschuk. This 28-year-old out of Salmon Arm, British Columbia—yeah, a small town nobody’s heard of—just dropped a huge banger.
Taschuk blends jazz, post-rock, folk, and a whole lot of guts into something people call “moody and melodic.” Fine. But here’s the real deal: this single is a full-throttle rocker with a chorus so big it could sweep you off your barstool. They say it’s “an emotional rollercoaster. A love story and a tragedy.” Yeah, we feel that. One minute you’re floating on vague cosmic imagery—stars, fate, all that—and the next you’re face-to-face with raw, bleeding human moments. That’s the trick. That’s the magic.
Musically, Taschuk pulls from weird and wonderful places. Nick Drake’s ghost haunts the quiet parts. Low Roar and Patrick Watson show up in the atmospheric swells. And there’s even a nod to early Plush/Liam Hayes for you deep-cut nerds. But make no mistake: when that big-hitting chorus crashes in, it’s pure rock ‘n’ roll. Just a guy screaming into the void about love gone sideways.
Now, the man behind the curtain? Levi didn’t start writing until his early twenties, but he’s been an obsessive listener his whole life—Bach, Brahms, Chet Baker, Stevie Wonder, Radiohead. That eclectic diet shows. In 2024, he hauled ass to New York and cut a three-track EP with co-producers Miles Hewitt and Karl Helander, plus Jake Falby on violin. Then May 2024, he locked in with co-producer Connor Mead for his debut LP Dyna Dyvest (out September 4, 2026). Took a year and a half to finish. That’s dedication, not dabbling.
“A Kiss” leads that charge. It’s the follow-up to his earlier cut “Benefit of the Doubt,” and it proves this guy’s no one-hit wonder. Stream this one when you need to feel something real. Love story. Tragedy. Rock anthem. Play it twice.