Would Be Better
Luan Luan is one of those rare artists who seem to exist outside of categories. Following them over time, what becomes clear is that their music and presence are inseparable. When “Would Be Better” arrived, it was a reminder of how few can hold this kind of energy without force. The song feels like Luan themself, a natural extension of their world rather than a crafted performance. Written after their move from Madrid to Brighton, the track is rooted in the experience of a toxic relationship yet turns toward something brighter. The questions in the lyrics imagine a different life, one that feels genuine and expansive, where closeness is not a burden but a choice. It is music that carries contradictions: intimacy and distance, ache and optimism, the pull of what harms us and the draw of what frees us. That tension is what makes the song so compelling. You hear someone searching, but you also hear their decision to step into a more open reality. There is a feeling in “Would Be Better” that goes beyond the story of one relationship. It is the sensation of standing on the edge of something wider, where the horizon is unbroken and the air is clear, a place that is neither city nor wilderness but something in between.