CLOSR Music

Picture this I’m on my daily lunchtime walk, the sun is shining, and I've just placed my first-generation AirPods (Rock and Roll, I know) in my ears and pressed play on Afraid Of Tomorrows. What greeted my ears left me gobsmacked. "The Last Dance" was four and a half minutes of absolute musical therapy . I went from casually strolling to feeling as though I could complete the London Marathon. It was pure adrenaline-driven euphoria—the perfect way to start an album, and it left me excited for the rest of it. What really made Afraid Of Tomorrows stand out for me was the wonderful storytelling throughout the album. Each song felt like a different award-winning Netflix series. One minute, I'm battling the Demogorgon in "Sink Ya Teeth," the next I'm falling in love like Penelope from Bridgerton through the song "Hawkmoon." I always say that if songs don't make you feel an emotion when you listen, they’re not good songs. But throughout Afra...

 

Midnight Butterflies made me feel like an 18 year old who's only concern was how many of us were going around town clubbing at the weekend. Sea Girls third studio album adds some real variety into their discography. 'Midnight Butterflies' is packed full to the brim like a Tub Of Heroes with Eclairs (Shoutout to all you Eclair Lovers) with the catchy chorus's and guitar riffs we've come to expect from the London based four piece.  We were treated to six releases prior to the release of the full album and out of the pre-released songs a personal highlight for me was 'I Want You To Know Me'. Marketed as the follow up to 'Do You Really Wanna Know' this direction was an extremely bold move by the band due to the commercial success of the 2020 hit but it delivers wonderfully. "I wanna be a singer in a pop band", Henry you're a singer in an indie band, a very good indie band! Whilst the pre-released songs were fantastic, the ones released on t...