It’s always good to have bands back on our pages whose sound lingers long after the first listen. London’s incaseyouleave deliver that again with their new single “Ink Labyrinth,” a track that continues their blend of panicked vocals and heart-on-sleeve emo screamo and post-hardcore. Released on October 2, 2025, the song arrives with a music video — their first visual work to date.
The band describe “Ink Labyrinth” as a song about the human tendency to dwell on negative outcomes when facing turmoil. Lyrically it captures the cycle of heightened panic “when rationality doesn’t seem present and you’re left playing into your own self-fulfilling prophecy.” The perspective follows a protagonist burdened by emotional hardship, caught between the weight of saving other parts of themselves and a sense of doomed fate already written.
“Ink Labyrinth” is the title track from the upcoming 3-song “Ink Labyrinth EP,” which also gathers the two singles released last year. It was recorded by Tom Hill at Bookhouse Studios in London and mastered by Dan Coutant at Sun Room Audio.
The video was filmed with Joey Aitchison inside an industrial warehouse in East London. “We feel that this is one of the songs that captures the essence of the band nicely, so it seemed like the perfect idea to do a visual treatment and give people an opportunity to really grasp what incaseyouleave is,” the band explain.
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What could have been a daunting step turned into a refreshing experience: “It was our first music video experience, where what could’ve felt quite daunting to do the song justice visually in a different environment for us, actually was quite refreshing and new, as we were able to give the song life in different way.” The unpolished setting, shaped further by Aitchison’s visual touches, mirrors the song’s confessional and erratic energy.
“Ink Labyrinth” also appears on incaseyouleave’s forthcoming compilation “Dedications to a Devoted Past,” alongside their debut EP “Time and Why It Doesn’t Deserve Us.”
This release marks the first time both works will be available on vinyl. Previously only their first EP had been pressed on cassette. “It’s great to finally be able to press it on vinyl along with the new EP,” they note. “It’s an awesome way to honor this earlier chapter of the band.”
The compilation is a co-release across several labels: Dancing Rabbit Records (Germany), Best Life Records (U.K.), Desperate Infant Records (China), Friendly Otter Records (U.S.), and Remorse Records (France).
The band reflect on how things have shifted since their earlier days: “The difference between our band now to when we last spoke, is that I feel we are even more confident in our identity and space we occupy as a band. We are able to look outside of ourselves and identify what we bring to the table, acknowledge the power of representing different intersections of identity (from the make up of the individuals within the band) and our worth.”
They add that London’s underground is thriving: “There’s a vast crop of new bands/artists and existing bands/artists that are putting in such hard work in organising shows and initiatives, creating communities and just carving out their own space, which is really inspiring. I think London is flourishing at a rapid rate in terms of screamo, hardcore, emo and punk at the moment and it’s awesome to be able participate in what is happening and do our part in keeping things moving.”
