With “What Are You (Wow),” Fox Stevenson delivers a tightly produced, summer-ready single that leans into bright melodies and restless energy without losing emotional weight. As the final track before the release of his album Sunk Cost Fallacy to be released on June 27, the song continues Stevenson’s genre-blurring streak—melding dance-pop production with pop-punk urgency and early 2000s alt-pop aesthetics.
The track’s bouncy, synth-heavy beat recalls the feel of a beach rave, while Stevenson’s distinctly indie-era vocal delivery adds texture and edge. Lines like “I’m pretty good at letting my imagination get ahead of me / I didn’t quite realize I was watching you become a memory” sit comfortably over a funky, euphoric beat, creating contrast between the song’s surface-level brightness and its underlying sense of drift and disconnection. The relaxed guitar riffs that open up the song set the tone, but later transform into an entirely different song.
Inspired in part by the Gorillaz, Weezer, and video game soundtracks from the early 2000s, Stevenson plays with nostalgia but avoids leaning too heavily on it. What emerges is something familiar but fresh—playful yet pointed. As a final teaser for the album, “What Are You (Wow)” suggests that Sunk Cost Fallacy will be both expansive in sound and personal in scope.
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