Quentin Channels Heartbreak and City Longing on New Single “i miss new york”

The Texas-born artist’s latest release blends stripped-back emotion with cinematic storytelling, previewing the forthcoming album TOMGIRL

There’s a particular kind of heartbreak reserved for cities—the kind that lingers long after a relationship fades. On “i miss new york,” multidisciplinary artist Quentin captures that exact feeling, delivering a poignant new single and self-directed video that blurs the line between love lost and place left behind.

Shot guerrilla-style across Times Square and Central Park, the accompanying visual plays like a cinematic goodbye. Quentin moves through New York City in a haze of memory and emotion—waiting tearfully on a subway platform, wandering the streets draped in red, white, and blue, and ultimately boarding a train with suitcase in hand. It’s a quiet but powerful final act: not just leaving a relationship, but leaving the city that held it.

“This time,” Quentin says, “I’m not making a statement. I’m just feeling the feelings.”

That emotional clarity defines the track itself. Clocking in at just over two and a half minutes, “i miss new york” starts with delicate acoustic guitar and hushed vocals before swelling into something far more cathartic. As drums and electric guitar build beneath Quentin’s voice, the song lands on a line that feels both devastating and freeing: “I miss New York, more than I miss you.” It’s a lyric that reframes heartbreak through geography—suggesting that sometimes, the place carries more weight than the person.

The single marks the third release from Quentin’s upcoming album TOMGIRL, due July 24 via Playing In Traffic Records. Produced by Freddy “Kinderr” Perez with additional work from Jonas Wilson—whose credits include collaborations with Heartless Bastards, Urban Heat, Shakey Graves, and The Black Angels—the track balances intimacy with a slow-burning intensity. Contributions from drummer John Speice (Grupo Fantasma, Golden Dawn Arkestra), alongside Wilson and Perez on guitar, bass, and piano, give the song a textured, live-wire feel without ever overwhelming its emotional core.

A Texas-born artist working between Austin, Los Angeles, and New York City, Quentin has steadily built a name for blending raw, confessional songwriting with striking visual worlds. Recent releases have earned praise for being “powerful, evocative and anthemic as hell” (KUTX) and “fierce, iconic instant anthem(s)” (Start-Track), signaling an artist unafraid to merge vulnerability with bold creative direction.

With “i miss new york,” though, Quentin pulls everything inward. The result is a stripped-down, deeply human moment—one that captures the bittersweet tension of holding on and letting go at the same time.

“i miss new york” arrives May 8, offering a quietly devastating preview of what’s to come on TOMGIRL.