Lil Wolf’s “Undone” Is a Nomadic Anthem of Collapse and Rebirth
If you’ve ever felt a song was pulling something primal out of you, “Undone” might be that song.
Lil Wolf, the Canadian-born, L.A.-based producer who’s been chasing sunsets and soundwaves across continents, has returned with “Undone”, a hypnotic fusion of Afro-house pulse, ambient texture, and emotional grit. The single marks a raw, beat-driven step forward from his 2024 EP Relationships 1.0, but more than that—it captures the headspace of an artist who’s spent years shedding old selves in favor of something deeper.
Built from the residue of his time at AfrikaBurn, “Undone” is both a soundtrack and a ritual. “I spent so many nights dancing my face off to all this delicious Afro house music,” Lil Wolf said in a recent interview. That trance-like momentum powers the song’s heartbeat, but the vocals—filtered, fractured, mantra-like—are where the weight sits. This isn’t background music. This is a personal reckoning in club form.
At the center of “Undone” is vulnerability. “If the opposite of undone is being buttoned up… then undone would be the letting down of walls, open, vulnerable, raw,” he says. That ethos bleeds into every layer of the track—from the haunting lyricism to the unexpected primal bark dropped into the chorus (yes, really). But it works. Instead of sounding chaotic, it feels ceremonial.
Lil Wolf’s songwriting process, which often starts with guitar or piano, grounds “Undone” in something more lasting than a groove. “I want to write songs, not music,” he insists. “Songs that, if I wanted to, I could sit down with a guitar and sing them.” It’s a sentiment that separates Wolf from many in the EDM space who focus purely on vibe and drops. He’s building structures that can live without the scaffolding of genre.
The track was born across borders—South Africa, Berlin, Bali—and features sonic fingerprints from rising global artists like Thanda Choir and Onset Music Group. This kind of collaboration isn’t new for Lil Wolf, but it’s starting to shape into something bigger. He’s quietly laying the groundwork for what he calls the “Anthony Bourdain of music” project: a cross-cultural platform that highlights underground musicians around the world. It’s part music, part movement.
More than a standalone release, “Undone” hints at what’s next. Lil Wolf is currently deep into a global creative run, recording wherever he lands, from hotel rooms to makeshift studios to open-air spaces with his portable rig. “You were always tied to the studio. Now you can create anywhere,” he says. “And it’s amazing, because the world that you are out there engaging with infuses itself into your art.”
“Undone” is available now on all major streaming platforms. Keep an eye out for the full project, which promises more border-blurring tracks and unexpected collaborations—one beat, one conversation, one plane ride at a time.
