XTINE has never been afraid to look pain in the eye. With her new single, “No Matter What,” the LA-based artist delivers a performance that feels less like a song and more like an exorcism. It’s bold, unnerving, and deeply human — the kind of track that doesn’t ask for your attention, it commands it.

“I don’t want my heart far from yours / With the ache I breathe despair.”

From that first lyric, the listener is pulled straight into XTINE’s internal storm. But what makes the song gripping isn’t just its honesty — it’s the control beneath the chaos. The production stays stripped and deliberate, letting her voice do the heavy lifting. Every word feels carved out of real experience, balancing fragility with an almost stubborn strength.

Compared to her previous release, “Nobody Stays,” which leaned into cinematic electronics and sweeping sound design, “No Matter What” is bare-boned and immediate. It trades grandeur for gravity. This time, XTINE sounds like she’s standing in the wreckage, refusing to look away. Together, the two singles form a before-and-after — one searching for answers, the other living through them.

That evolution has been a long time coming. XTINE’s journey began in her early teens, crafting beats alone in her bedroom before most kids her age knew what a DAW was. That DIY drive still shapes her music today — intimate, intentional, and untamed. Her authenticity even caught Sia’s attention early on, when the global pop icon danced to one of XTINE’s tracks online.

But “No Matter What” isn’t about validation. It’s about survival. It’s about the messy, necessary work of facing the parts of yourself that hurt to hold. With raw production and a voice that cuts between whisper and wail, XTINE turns despair into declaration.

At its core, the song reminds you that endurance isn’t pretty — but it’s real. And that’s what makes “No Matter What”unforgettable. XTINE doesn’t just tell her story; she bleeds it into the mic.