THROES NYC’s “The Wires Out” Is Made for Nights When You Feel a Little Reckless

You just got to love it when EPs are named exactly like how it sounds. THROES NYC’s The Wires Out is pretty much that—everything is exposed, buzzing, sparking, and maybe one bad decision away from catching fire.

THROES NYC is the brainchild of Queens, NY natives Michael Bozzo and Courtney Leo, who have been making music together since they were kids. Their teenage years were spent soaking up the chaos of NYC’s ’90s and ’00s music scene, and that influence still runs through their work. And it’s much more evident now with their 2-track EP, The Wires Out.

Always, Baby sounds exactly like the song you should probably stop listening to at night before you even do something for the plot. As if it’s in that weird little space between wanting someone and having no idea where that wanting would take you. THROES NYC somehow bottles neon lights, cigarette smoke, and a downtown bar into one hazy trip-hop song where its electronic, melodic pop instinct keeps it strangely inviting.

If we’re being honest, Always Baby isn’t the safest song to put on when you’re trying to make sensible choices, but it’s probably one of the best for making questionable ones sound so real and cinematic.

And while Always Baby is the desire, Something Chemical gets you to the point where things get complicated. It opens with a grave, a promise, a woman being told she’ll be the next one. It’s unsettling, romantic, and completely unhinged in all ways.

You can hear its NYC influence from its washed-out synths and warped rhythms, good at pulling you in that you almost forget how questionable the whole thing is. They just make every repetition of “I want it all” sound so damn convincing.

It definitely makes sense that a duo raised on the raw energy of ‘90s and ‘00s New York would eventually create a project as intimate and explosive as this. But what truly makes it stand out is they don’t just chase that nostalgic NYC sound; they pull it apart, dissect it, add some shimmer, atmosphere, and a whole lot of feeling, as if they took everything they loved about that era and ran it through their own lenses.

As The Wires Out wraps up, you’ll realize that it never completely settles, and the mess is kind of the point. It’s the kind of record you play when you’re not trying to make sense of your feelings, but simply letting yourself have a night that’s a little dark, a little romantic, and a little self-destructive.