Landan Ash Captures the Pain of Unbalanced Love in His Haunting New Single “Collar”

Landan Ash’s new single “Collar” is a hauntingly beautiful indie-pop ballad that captures the quiet ache of unbalanced love. Built around minimalist piano and intimate, breathy vocals, the song feels like an entry torn from a diary—fragile, exposed, and devastatingly relatable.

Ash paints vivid emotional imagery—wilting flowers, waiting in the rain, the quiet surrender of knowing how a story ends before it does. The refrain “I know how this ends” becomes a mantra, a soft echo of heartbreak that lingers long after the song fades. It’s the kind of track that doesn’t beg for attention; it simply sits with you, holding space for your own memories and mistakes.

Since debuting with “Quicksand” in 2020, the Nashville-based singer-songwriter has shown an extraordinary ability to turn raw emotion into melodic intimacy. Drawing inspiration from artists like Gracie Abrams, Troye Sivan, and Cigarettes After Sex, Ash brings a deeply personal queer perspective to the conversation of love and loss. His music doesn’t just tell stories—it invites you inside them.

With “Collar,” Landan Ash proves that vulnerability can be its own kind of strength—and that sometimes, the softest songs hit the hardest.