WINDWAKER: CLICK SINGLE REVIEW FEATURING RINRIN
- May 2
- 3 min read
Melbourne Modern Metal band Windwaker have released their first piece of music for 2026 with the explosive track "Click" featuring Filipino powerhouse RinRin. Click hits hard as a social commentary piece about how we are always seen and connected where nothing is private or "too much to share" in an age of being chronically online. Click speaks on how
sacrificing your privacy for the masses is now not only the norm but also an expectation. As someone who rarely posts their face online, and it took several months of talking myself into it to post my face as part of this company, I see entirely where they are coming from and I connected with the sentiment on a near spiritual level. Gotta stay offline, I don't vibe with the cameras, Little screens, We on stream making damage, Gotta hide, Better roll the dice, Phone on DND, Never catching me, What the fuck you mean? That they're always watching (Always watching), And they're closing in (They're closing in), 'Cause they're always watching (They're always watching), And it's getting under my skin.
"It's about the digital world we're living in, where the lowest moments for individuals and our society are uploaded and televised for profit and entertainment at the cost of our own security," the band explains. "People have willingly given up their privacy for fame. It’s become normalised and we've become so desensitised by it that you question the world around us and whether anyone is real anymore or if they've got a mask on."
Gotta keep the visual, Bitch, I better be decked out, Imma have to cop a new fit every time I go out, Poppin' pillies like the '80s, Get real shady, get real crazy, 'Cause the pressure gets to me, When it's testing me, I crash out, What you tryna' say? What you wanna know? All eyes are on me, Keep that shit PG, I'm a star, I'm a star, And I'm pretty when I fall. I broke my normal procedure on how I approach a review for this one and went for the video first because I had a feeling the visuals were going to be just as important as the music and lyrics themselves and I was glad I went
with that approach. The video brings in all the chaos of feeling like you are always in the eyes of someone, never knowing when you are being recorded and who has access to you. The quick moving and shaky camera work drives home the lack of control that you truly have because of these small things in our pockets. You may not be posting yourself, but the cameras being shoved in the bands face tell the story that you don't have to, with everyone around you recording and posting themselves, and proximity being the greatest weapon against you. Sold information, Free for the taking, No liberation, And no one to save us.
On partnering with RinRin, the band offers, "When we finished the last record, we were really excited about the idea of collaborating with other artists on our new music since we'd never done that before. RinRin made the most sense to us as someone who has worked with Chris [Lalic] for years. We took a couple days in the studio with her as an experiment to see what could come out of it and once the concept and the chorus had formed, the rest came together effortlessly. It felt like a pure collaborative moment with both the band and Rin equally creating our parts together in real time."
Musically Click is a roller coaster of well crafted mayhem as the song winds up to explosive expression before spiralling inward again as you are reminded that someone is always watching and you retreat within yourself once more. Liam and RinRin's voices work well together, with hers slipping in and around his like a serpent. As society slowly begins to push back against the 100% available aspect of modern life I have a feeling Click is going to become an anthem of sorts. Give us a smile, You're on camera, Give us a smile, You're on camera, Give us a smile, You're on camera, They're all around, And no one is safe.
For Fans Of: Ocean Sleeper, Inertia, Resolve and Take The Name
9.5/10
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