Jordanian-Canadian artist Pinwheel Valley unveils new single ‘Werewolf’

Indie sensation Pinwheel Valley have unveiled their latest track, ‘Werewolf’, released on June 10th via Hot Soap Records. With over 2 million streams across platforms, features in CLASH Magazine, NOTION, Earmilk, Billboard Argentina, and airplay on BBC Radio London and BBC Radio Sheffield, the band has built a reputation for emotional depth and sonic ambition. Their single ‘Your Superman’ debuted at No. 13 on the US iTunes Alternative Chart, while award-winning videos for ‘Willow’ and ‘Abduction’ earned Best Music Video honours at international film festivals including New York Film Awards, Vegas Movie Awards, and the Swedish International Film Festival. In 2024, they signed with Levantine Music for the release of their EP Reverie, and were later named Finalists in the International Acoustic Music Awards (AAA/Alternative) for ‘Counting On You’. With past performances at Fengaros Festival (2023), Indie Week Toronto (2017), and the Mayor of London’s Big Busk (2014), plus early tours through Vancouver, Toronto, and Seattle, Pinwheel Valley continue to carve a distinctive path in the global alternative scene.

Led by Jordanian-Canadian singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Qais Khoury, Pinwheel Valley is a project born of deep introspection and wide-eyed exploration. Qais’ brainchild blossoms into a full band for live performances consisting of Qais on vocals, guitar and keys, Stephanos Marangos (Lead/Supporting Guitar), Max Daniels (Bass/Ableton), and Stephanos Meletiou or Phrangiskos Petrisis on drums. Originally known as KAIS, the project has evolved into a genre-blurring soundscape that fuses Indie Soul, mellow Alt-Rock, and Folktronica, drawing from a wide array of inspiration including Jeff Buckley, Bon Iver, James Blake, and Radiohead. At once cinematic and intimate, Pinwheel Valley’s music dwells in the spaces between our deepest instincts and the relentless pressures of an ego-driven, late-stage capitalist world. 

From writing songs at thirteen to studying production in London at Point Blank Music School, Qais’ musical path has always been a soulful defiance of expectations, nurtured by a childhood surrounded by his father’s renditions of Sinatra and Elton John, and shaped by a cross-cultural upbringing that spans Amman, London, Vancouver, and now Cyprus, where he runs Hot Soap Studios Ltd. ‘Werewolf’, sure to ensnare fans of Coldplay, Jeff Buckley, and Nick Murphy, was produced and written by frontman Qais Khoury, who also co-mixed the project alongside Andreas Matheou. Mastering was handled by Robb Robinson, whose impressive credits include Jason Mraz, Alan Parsons, Angels & Airwaves, and Switchfoot, among others.

The track begins with poignant piano-driven balladry with delicate guitar atmospherics accompanying Qais’ emotionally-charged delivery. The song swells to a slow-burning glimmer, and as the chorus hits with soaring melodies, a haunting sense of desperation takes hold. Channeling the emotive grandeur of early 2000s Coldplay, ‘Werewolf’ blends vulnerability with volatility; an introspective anthem for those grappling with inner demons born from societal neglect.

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