Some Distance is an Auckland emo band made up of four friends who have been making music together in different forms for over a decade. Their sound draws from Midwest emo, shoegaze, and dream pop. Their debut EP, Pristine, explored heavier themes like fatherhood, grief, and anxiety, but “QT” takes a different direction. It’s a love letter to the band itself and the simple fact that they’re still making music together despite kids, work, and busy schedules.
The song opens with gritty guitars, hard-hitting drums, and a solid bassline. “QT” moves through different sections, which gives it so much life. The drums and guitars transition smoothly, while the sound selection is excellent. The instruments and vocals sound clean and rich, with the engineering giving every element its own space in the mix. The vocals are delivered with a cadence that never sits still, starting softly before building into something bigger. The melodies are catchy, the kind that stays in your head for days. Every part of the arrangement feels intentional, from the vocal effects and instrumental layers to the transitions between sections.
“Been in a title fight for most of my life / punch drunk but still standing”: These aren’t lines about romance or loss; they’re about endurance, the kind that comes from showing up for the same people over and over, even when life gets heavier and the time to do it gets smaller. It’s like comparing friendship to a fight, round after round, still standing not because it’s easy but because you keep choosing to. The hook – “no fault, no fear, doesn’t matter how we got here” – doesn’t really feel like a lyric; it feels more like something these four actually say to each other, a kind of shorthand built from ten years of history, where the specifics of how you got somewhere stop mattering as much as the fact that you’re still there, together.
What I love most is how natural everything sounds. Nothing feels forced, and every sound has room to breathe. The outro sounds really amazing and fun; I like how the big group vocal hook slowly fades down into what sounds like friends just talking in a room, a quiet and unique way to end a song all about friendship. Take a listen to “QT” below.
Written by Toyo Senpai
