With his new single, “I Know This,” St. Catharines-based artist Joe Lapinski delivers a raw and rhythmically charged celebration of new love. Ecstatic, visceral, and vulnerable, the track pulses with the chaotic beauty of falling fast and hard. Produced alongside longtime collaborator Dave Clark (Gord Downie‘s Country of Miracles, Rheostatics), “I Know This” fuses indie rock grit with danceable New Wave urgency – equal parts Talking Heads and Sonic Youth.
Featuring a transcendent saxophone performance by Karen Ng (The Weather Station, Andy Shauf), the song captures the disorienting rush of first touch, first dance, and the inner peace that comes from simply knowing love is real. It’s the second single to be shared from Lapinski‘s forthcoming new album, New Day, out on June 27th, 2025.
Driving forward with punchy beats and swirling textures, “I Know This” is a celebration of surrendering to love in all its vulnerability. It was designed to move you – to the dancefloor, or deeper into your own heart.
“I Know This” is about the chaos that comes with new love. It aches with beauty. I knew I wanted a solo instrument to reflect the emotional waves throughout the song and Karen absolutely nailed it. Her part is other-worldly. – Joe Lapinski
A fixture of the Canadian independent music scene, Joe Lapinski is a songwriter, performer, producer, and sound designer based in St. Catharines, Ontario. He collaborates widely (Minuscule, The Woodshed Orchestra, Rita & The Daydreamers) and founded WOW! Recording Studio & Creative Music Space.
New Day, co-produced with Dave Clark, explores identity, community, trauma, and healing through a deeply personal lens. With “Hurt A Bird” and “I Know This” as its leading singles, New Day promises to be Lapinski‘s most dynamic and heartfelt work to date.
