Danny Blu – Heartbeat

By David Holland on October 14, 2026

NYC Dark Pop Artist Danny Blu
Releases New EP, Shares “Heartbeat” New Single + Video

New York City-based queer dark-pop and electronic artist Danny Blu rounds out his EP UNICORN WARFARE VOL. 1 with focus track “Heartbeat,” an explosive third single that dives headfirst into escapism, nightlife, and the euphoria of losing yourself on the dance floor. Pairing recession-pop themes with aggressively delivered emotional vocals, the track pays tribute to the club as both a place of surrender and a source of survival.

“Heartbeat” was produced by Moris Blak, marking his main producer debut on the EP. Danny’s vocals were produced by Ryan Schumer, with mixing by Thomas Warren and mastering by Mike Piacentini.

The accompanying music video pays tribute to Danny’s prolific nightlife career with an eerie twist. Shot inside one of New York City’s premier dance clubs, the visual transforms the familiar world of nightlife into something darker and more surreal, reflecting the song’s themes of desire, escapism, and surrender.

“Heartbeat” is escapism,” Blu shares. “Paying tribute to early 2010’s pop, the song is an aggressive call to the dance floor. It is a tribute to nightlife and the life it has provided me. It’s about losing yourself and surrendering to your desires. The lyrics are emotional, the vocals are aggressive, kick drum is spicy. I’m very proud of her.”

With “Heartbeat,” Danny brings the world of UNICORN WARFARE VOL. 1 full circle, closing out the EP’s single campaign with a track that celebrates the dance floor as a space for release, transformation, and unapologetic desire. Where the EP’s earlier singles explored rebellion and darker supernatural themes, “Heartbeat” turns inward, embracing the intoxicating freedom of losing yourself in the moment.

Across UNICORN WARFARE VOL. 1, Danny Blu continues to build a world where queer identity, nightlife, fantasy, and emotional excess collide. “Heartbeat” serves as its final pulse, a euphoric, emotionally charged surrender to the club, the self, and the desire to keep dancing.

“Heartbeat” and UNICORN WARFARE VOL. 1 are out now.