Toronto’s Survival Club return today with the premiere of their new music video for “Maybe We’ll Learn Something From All of This (But Probably Not),” a track that first dropped last year and now gets a visual companion steeped in quiet desperation and heavy-eyed resilience. The track fits alongside bands like The Menzingers, PUP, Spanish Love Songs, and The Wonder Years. If you’re into such vibes, you’ll love it.
The video, directed by Chelsea Williams and filmed at Encounter Studios in Toronto, follows a tired office worker trying to get through another day while her boss keeps piling on. It takes cues from Severance, The Office, and that one Simpsons episode where Homer gives up his dream job to support his family—familiar territory for anyone who’s felt stuck in a job that drains more than it gives.
Williams describes the song as a response to “the soul-draining grind of corporate life,” but says it also speaks more broadly about how people in power manipulate systems for their own benefit. “It often seems like they’re deliberately stripping away what’s yours, just for the sake of causing misery—something this video would bring to life.”
The cast, Jimmy Rai and Jade Deluca-Ahooja, keep it understated. There’s no overacting, just quiet frustration. The production, with Heng Cheang producing and Ethan Mitchell on cinematography, keeps things simple—muted lighting, small rooms, everything just slightly off. It works with the track’s mood: worn out, but still hanging on.
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Frontman Adam Feibel wrote the song as a kind of protest singalong—not with fists raised, but with shoulders slumped. “Maybe We’ll Learn Something…” sits at the messy crossroads of climate grief, late-stage capitalism, and generational exhaustion. It’s for anyone staring at another breaking news alert, wondering if it even matters anymore.
Survival Club—rounded out by guitarist Justin Smirlies, keyboardist and saxophonist Ruhee Dewji, bassist Bryan Brocoy, and drummer Tay Ewart—have all played in other Canadian acts like Like Pacific, Violet Night, and Modern Space. That experience shows in the band’s tight playing, even when everything else feels like it’s unraveling.
