“D’Artagnan” is a manic, urgent debut track from London-based paper hats that thrusts listeners into a whirlwind of controlled chaos, propelled by shouted, stream-of-consciousness lyrics. Its title nods to the swashbuckling hero of Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers, yet the song itself bears no direct connection to the novel – an intriguing, unexpected choice and precursor for a band that can be absurd one moment and emotionally raw the next.
Throughout the track, a relentless rhythm mirrors the frantic pulse of existential dread, as the lyrics desperately grasp for moments of presence and clarity in the noise. Beneath its kinetic surface lie themes of emotional trauma and the fear of being misunderstood. In its final minute, “D’Artagnan” erupts into a heavy, cathartic breakdown that amplifies its underlying tension and leaves us with an impression of an anxious intensity.
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