Windwaker are back with ‘click.’, their first new music of 2026, and it’s not easing you in gently.
Melbourne genre mashers Windwaker have teamed up with RinRin, pulling together a track that feels like your brain buffering at 3am after too much screen time, released via Civilians and Fearless Records, ‘click.’ leans hard into the noise, think glitchy electronics, jagged riffs, and hooks that hit fast before you’ve had time to process what just happened.
Windwaker – click. (ft. RinRin)
A soundtrack for being terminally online
Lyrically, the track cuts straight into the mess of modern digital life, oversharing, surveillance, and the weird trade off between attention and privacy all sit at the core.
“It’s about the digital world we’re living in, where the lowest moments for individuals and our society are uploaded and televised for profit and entertainment at the cost of our own security,” the band explains.
“People have willingly given up their privacy for fame. It’s become normalised and we’ve become so desensitised by it that you question the world around us and whether anyone is real anymore or if they’ve got a mask on.”
It’s not subtle, and it’s not meant to be. ‘click.’ feels intentionally overwhelming, mirroring the constant flood of content it’s calling out.
A collaboration that actually clicks
The track also marks something new for Windwaker, collaboration hasn’t been a major part of their past work, but that’s clearly shifting.
“When we finished the last record, we were really excited about the idea of collaborating with other artists on our new music since we’d never done that before. RinRin made the most sense to us as someone who has worked with Chris [Lalic] for years. We took a couple days in the studio with her as an experiment to see what could come out of it and once the concept and the chorus had formed, the rest came together effortlessly. It felt like a pure collaborative moment with both the band and Rin equally creating our parts together in real time.”
RinRin’s presence doesn’t just sit on top of the track, it pushes it forward.
“‘click.’ feels relevant. Everyone’s a walking camera with their tech now and it’s, like, crazy how much it’s becoming our new norm. Definitely one of the coolest collabs I’ve ever done.”
What’s next for Windwaker
The release lands as the band gear up for a North American headline run, their first, alongside an appearance at Sonic Temple Festival, it’s another step in what’s been a steady climb for one of Australia’s more unpredictable heavy acts.
‘click.’ is streaming now, right here.
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