A drunken night at a bowling alley — the world spinning through the haze of cheap beer, where motion, laughter, and blurred perception all melt into one glorious, sticky mess. The air is heavy with the thud of a sixteen-pound ball slamming into the waxed lane, followed by the chaotic crash of pins scattering everywhere. It’s the dizzy high of a victory you might not even remember tomorrow. That’s the wild, messy energy of “Fuzzy Kisses,” the final track on Sybilanta’s debut album, “Falling to You.” It’s the perfect unhinged closer — a raw, joyful mess that captures everything the record stands for – the beauty of imperfection, the thrill of collapse, and the art of turning chaos into something worth hearing.
Released on September 26th, “Falling to You” marks the debut of Sybilanta, the musical project led by creator Dan Fortier. It’s a six-track dive into what he calls a blend of Alternative Rock, Post-Grunge, and a hint of Metal — and the description fits like a glove. From the very first distorted chord, it’s obvious this album isn’t chasing radio polish. Fortier deliberately left the production raw and unprocessed, giving it a scuffed-up, live-wire feel that suits the material perfectly. The result has the immediacy of an old demo that was too honest to re-record. It’s loud, it’s defiant, and it bleeds emotion — stains, scars, and all.
While the record ends with the raucous joy of that bowling alley blowout, it spends plenty of time wallowing in the muck first. “Garbage” stands out as one of its grittiest moments — a heavy, sludgy self-laceration that feels ripped straight from the early-’90s grunge playbook. Built on a thick, distorted riff, it lays its pain bare with brutal honesty – “Garbage is what garbage does / Self-esteem left with the buzz…” The chorus, an unflinching confession of worthlessness, repeats like a mantra — “filthy girl,” it insists, for whom “soap won’t do.” But beneath the grime, there’s a flicker of fragile hope. “Your pearls to my swine / You lift me out / You see inside,” the song suddenly reveals its bruised, beating heart — the yearning of someone who sees themselves as broken, yet still hopes to be seen as something worth saving.
At the center of it all is the album’s title track — its emotional core and maybe its most devastating moment. “Falling to You” isn’t a love song. It’s about addiction — to a person, a feeling, a pattern you can’t break. The song hinges on a painfully sharp line: “Falling to you, not for you.” It’s not about devotion — it’s about gravity. It’s about being pulled back into something you know is bad for you, again and again, like an embarrassing reflex you can’t control. The music swells and collapses in waves, echoing the cycle of trying to escape only to find yourself drawn back in. It’s for anyone who’s found themselves back in that same familiar room, telling themselves that this time it’ll be different — even when they know it won’t.
Here’s the twist: Fortier describes Sybilanta as a human/AI collaboration, created with help from a digital persona he developed through a chatbot to expand on the album’s themes. But whatever tools were used, “Falling to You” doesn’t sound robotic. It sounds raw, messy, alive — completely human. It’s full of awkward, passionate, and darkly funny moments. It’s also about struggle, expression, and survival. It’s an impressive, brutally honest debut — and in the end, how it was made matters a lot less than how it feels. This is the sound of a voice that’s been screaming into the dark for a long time, and finally, someone’s listening.
It’s time! After a lot of thought and work I finally have something to show for it. A few of you stuck around for this so you get to see it first. It’s raw and wild but I’m happy with how it makes me feel.
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— Sybilanta (@HisslikeSilk) September 27, 2025
