Dylan Espeseth Navigates Emotional Turbulence with Cathartic Anthem ‘Circles’
Seattle’s rising alt-pop-punk artist Dylan Espeseth is turning emotional chaos into creative momentum with his explosive new single, “Circles”.Espeseth continues to define his place in the alternative scene — pairing the emotional uniqueness of emo’s golden era with the polish of modern pop.
“Circles” captures the tension between movement and stagnation. It’s a quick, high-energy anthem that feels like you’re channeling through your own thoughts, where the line between frustration and hope blur together. The track’s hard-hitting drums and rhythmic guitars hit like a force of adrenaline, while Espeseth’s vocals carry a weary vulnerability that’s impossible to ignore.
Lyrically, “Circles” fills itself with vulnerable sentience. Espeseth doesn’t hide behind metaphors when he admits, “I feel like I’ll never get better. Everything just happens over and over.” Many would stigmatize this line as being unguarded equivalating it to being weak, however, it’s a line that bruises the soul — a reminder of the suffocating solace that we find when navigating self-doubt. While the song itself is filled with bleakness, it also captures that moment of cathartic release of that briefness of solitude.
What makes Espeseth stand out isn’t just his ability to write catchy hooks that grabs the average “WhErE aRe YeW!?” pop punk listener’s attention before the first chorus — it’s his sincerity, his willingness to be vulnerable when everyone is watching. A lot of the feeling Espeseth conveys in “Circles” are emotions that the average person knows all too well. Being able to hear someone wrestling the same emotions that you can’t quite grasp the root of , finding solace in their art, creates a bond between a musician and the listener that is unbreakable.
“Circles” isn’t a song about giving up; it’s about acknowledging the struggle you unfortunately face and finding strength in its moment of reckoning. As he prepares for his debut full-length album in 2026, Espeseth is shaping a path defined by uniqueness, catharsis, emotional vulnerability and connection.
