Skip Overcrowded Clubs for a Dance Hall Nostalgia with The New Citizen Kane’s “CAUSING A COMMOTION”

If you’ve ever missed the times when music used to be fun, carefree, and simply present, The New Citizen Kane brings that spirit back with a nostalgic, dance hall-ready EP CAUSING A COMMOTION.

Kane Luke, known as The New Citizen Kane, is a singer-songwriter, producer, and visual artist from England. His works not only reflect pure talent but also years of experience from honing his craft—a cinematic and immersive storytelling coming alive in this EP.

It’s hard not to vibe with Subconscious. And it’s not something you’ll hear in overcrowded clubs with boring, repetitive playlists, it’s the one playing at a random dance hall in your town with a wider floor for you to move.

Lyrically, it feels like concealed thoughts coming out from overflowing feelings—something forbidden yet you feel like giving in. And the best part? This track has three versions. If the Reason Radio Mix is groovy, the Primordial Radio Mix is intense with a lot more drama into it, while the Eastern Sunrise Mix rides on sunkissed beats on the desert—play whichever the situation calls for.

Bubble Gum Hot feels like exactly its name with a phenomenal intro. Kane really knows how to make a track that feels catchy and alive. It’s fun, playful, yet there’s a bittersweet current forming beneath its lively synths and rhythmic beats. The chorus is highly infectious but enough to pinch your heart a little bit.

Flirtatious and seductive tracks don’t always need sensual beats and sultry melodies to hit, Causing A Commotion does it with energetic flair and irresistible rhythm. And despite it being suggestive, there’s depth into it. It’s like dancing in a 90s nightclub with your hormones high as the alcohol starts to mess with your head—bold, provocative, and definitely not a slow burn.

You’ll have no choice but to dance with Ratbag Joy from its bouncy, bright beats. But there’s more to its radiant arrangement once you lean closer. The layers cover up the fleeting, hollow escapes just to feel something, yet at the end of the day, leaves you empty. If you like Aaliyah‘s “Are You That Somebody“, Kane gives it an exceptional revival through a nostalgic electronic lens.

With CAUSING A COMMOTION, The New Citizen Kane really established a mood that never lacks depth. The layers and textures never rinses out his sharp and compelling songwriting, balancing tension and release that often gets overlooked. It’s like a reimagined palette of the 90s’ hypnotic rhythms, ethereal tones fit for that late-summer dance hall nostalgia.