The New Citizen Kane Follows the Pull on “do YOU trust INSTINCT?”

The New Citizen Kane opens “do YOU trust INSTINCT?” with the question most of us dodge on a first date: what if the gut already knows? The independent Irish singer-songwriter, producer, and multidisciplinary artist calls his sound “rhythm & synth,” a place where moving your body and thinking with your heart refuse to be pried apart. This EP, the second installment of his four-part album project “PSYCHEDELIKA PT.2,” treats desire as a puzzle best solved on the dancefloor.

The radio edit of “interTWINE” sets the tone with bouncy staccato sequences and a heavy beat that blooms into soaring hooks, two mismatched personalities clicking together like puzzle pieces. Then the lights drop. “517s” sinks into midtempo bass and dark electro, all distorted pulses and underground club heat, where the outside world simply stops existing. I caught myself holding my breath through it.

The conflict sharpens on “WEB of DESIRE,” a bright, driving electro-pop rush hiding a guilty heart torn between a current relationship and someone new. “dress UP & play GAMES” is the delicious villain of the set; punchy syncopated stabs creep around a narrator who ignores every red flag and opens the door anyway. You want to yell at the speakers like it’s a horror film.

The New Citizen Kane Follows the Pull on “do YOU trust INSTINCT?”

Then the mood tips into pure romance. “NOSEdive” races from a casual encounter to plans for a family, cheerfully reckless, while “YOU’RE making ME high” blends dance-pop and contemporary R&B into an ascending chorus of obsession. Just when the room gets heavy, “SWAY, oh palm TREES” ships you off to a beach of bossa nova and samba sway, cocktail in hand, cartoonish sound effects popping up like a mischievous friend. The B Bop Version of “INTERtwine” closes things with warm, a cappella-tinged R&B, a softer and more intimate second look at that opening spark.

What makes the EP stick is how seriously it takes the leap. Logic keeps knocking; the songs keep dancing past it. So when chemistry calls, are you still checking the map, or already halfway out the door?