There exists a moment when social norms become a cage, and rules become shackles that constrain individuality. In such moments, the soul yearns to break free, to proclaim its own autonomy: “I care about this exactly as much as I decide to.” Luke Rhodes materializes precisely this philosophy in his single CAN’T BE BOTHERED—a track that functions as a sonic key to the cage of conventions.

Luke Rhodes’ new single quite logically continues the chain of his tracks and adheres to the line he’s been developing for years, namely pop music. Rhodes‘ biography reads like a glamour novel of becoming: raised in Italian circles, in the lights of Rome where glitter and luxury comprise the everyday aesthetic, he absorbed the entire palette of experiences of the young generation on dance floors, at live shows, and throughout his entire life he transforms it into song material.

In fact, even looking at him, you feel that he embodies this Mediterranean lightness of being and glamorous ease, which, let’s face it, attracts people to his music and to his persona in general. In Rhodes’ discography, each song offers a complete emotional cycle; however, “CAN’T BE BOTHERED” occupies a special place in this catalog: the track functions as a bright and aesthetically flawless dismantling of stereotypes that obstruct authentic self-expression.

Rhodes opens the track with a declaration of emotional independence—a phrase embodying the philosophy of indifference to external judgments (“I don’t care what they think about me”), and it is precisely this attitude that becomes a pass into the world of dance, bright cocktails, and glittering dresses.

Waves of light, melodic vocals smoothly lead to the chorus and its hook-laden breakdown, then submerge again into the glamorous world of tenderness, from which an exit seems premature at the very least. Listening to this track, I think about Troye Sivan, about how he turned queer melancholy into a pop product. About Years & Years and their theatrical sadness. About Dua Lipa and her professional joy. Luke Rhodes exists somewhere in between—he has this Italian lightness that feels innate and at the same time radiates self-awareness.

Yes, he works within the rigid boundaries of genre conventions. Yes, this track is unlikely to reinvent pop music or enter the textbooks of electronic music history. But in a world where every scroll through social media reminds us of climate anxiety, political chaos, and economic instability, He offers what many need more than innovations—three and a half minutes of absolute, brilliant, unapologetic joy. Rhodes responds: “I can’t be bothered”—and in 2025, this sounds like the most honest statement.

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