ARK IDENTITY – “STILL IN LOVE”
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Toronto indie/pop singer-songwriter and producer ARK IDENTITY returns with his latest single, “Still In Love”—a hypnotic track that explores the emotional limbo of heartbreak that refuses to fully fade.
“Still In Love” is the latest taste of ARK IDENTITY’s just-announced second EP, Deluxe Nightmare, a collection of dynamic, genre-bending indie pop songs slated for release on October 24th.
The song itself takes you on a journey, blending dream pop textures with indie sensibilities, hints of alt-R&B, culminating in a psychedelic finale. The song pulls listeners into a dreamy, otherworldly space where the past and present blur. “This song came from that weird space between holding on and letting go,” says Noah Mroueh, the artist behind ARK IDENTITY.
“Still In Love” articulates the emotional contradiction of missing someone you’re better off without. “It’s about the kind of love that lingers even after it’s over,” Noah explains. “I was trying to capture that push-pull—being obsessed but detached, wanting someone’s presence but not their attention. It’s messy, and that’s the point.”
The lyrics are laced with poetic longing, delivering lines that echo in the heart like unanswered questions. “It’s about chasing a feeling you can’t recreate,” Noah continues. “Being still in love with a version of someone that might not even exist anymore—and wondering if they ever really did. It’s heartbreak disguised as a dream.”
Musically, “Still In Love” floats between genres, never settling into one form—echoing the unsettled emotion at its core. “It lives somewhere between dream pop, indie, alt-R&B, with a sprinkle of psychedelia,” Noah explains. “The sonics aren’t trying to fit one box—it’s more about chasing an emotion and letting the production follow that.”
For ARK IDENTITY, “Still In Love” continues the artist’s exploration of emotional nuance, internal conflict, and the search for meaning within the haze of memory. It’s a dreamy anthem for anyone who’s ever been stuck in love’s rearview mirror.
Perhaps that dimension is the 1980s. Fittingly, the official video is a throwback to the late ’80s, opening with the flicker of a worn VHS tape in a VCR. ARK IDENTITY and his live band perform in soft focus and retro lighting, channeling the spirit of a classic MTV video. The song itself nods to that era too—blending shimmering synths with timeless hooks.
ARK IDENTITY is the dream pop project of Toronto indie musician, Noah Mroueh. His first EP, Anndale—named after the street Mroueh grew up on—was released in November 2024. The five songs on the EP were written in his childhood home. Anndale introduced us to ARK IDENTITY with the first single, “Eyes,” being added to Apple Music’s New in Alternative playlist.
It was a sign of things to come, and a recognition of Mroueh’s talent. Within a few months of the EP release, he was signed to a distribution deal with ADA, the distribution arm of Warner Music Canada.
ARTIST QUOTE
“It’s about still being in love with someone who’s already moved on—feeling pulled back into their orbit even though you know it’s not good for you.
“I liked the idea of love existing in another timeline—like maybe we ended up together somewhere else, in some alternate dimension.”
ARK IDENTITY
Deluxe Nightmare
(ADA)
Release Date: October 24, 2025
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