Tag: Andy Smythe Delivers Baroque Folk-Rock Brilliance in ‘Prodigal Son’

Archers New Rival Find a Heavy New “Direction”

With the arrival of Archers New Rival and their single "Direction", I found myself tracing the jagged line of a crack in my ceiling, letting the melody dictate exactly how much that imperfection bothered me. The track initiates with a deception a clean, resonant melancholy that feels safe before suddenly mushrooming into a thick, distorted wall of heavy texture. It reminds me, oddly enough,...

“Unforgiven”: Sophia Mengrosso’s Operatic War Cry.

Sophia Mengrosso’s new album, “Unforgiven”, doesn’t so much start as it does detonate, a thirteen-song treatise on survival. Her voice, a thing clearly trained for gilded halls and velvet curtains, instead wails from within a foundry’s clang and fire. The result is a bizarre and beautiful collision, the sonic equivalent of discovering a lost Caravaggio painting lit by a flickering fluorescent tube in a...

Andy Smythe Channels Environmental Urgency In “The Drought Is Coming”

Andy Smythe's Piano-Driven Collaboration "The Drought Is Coming" with Violinist Beatrice Limonti Transforms Climate Crisis into Haunting Musical Statement When you listen to music, you...

Andy Smythe Champions Social Commentary With New Single “Love Ain’t Free”

Andy Smythe's "Love Ain’t Free" Tackles Post-Brexit Struggles with Folk-Rock Flair As the UK goes through a very important general election, Andy Smythe's newest single,...

Andy Smythe Captivates With “Leaves To Burn”

The soulful single by London resident Andy Smythe uses moody melody and memories to deliver "Leaves to Burn". The London-based artist Andy Smythe has released...

Andy Smythe Delivers A Musical Mastery With This Symphony Of Stories ‘Prodigal Son’

Journey Through Two Decades of Musical Mastery with this Versatile Virtuoso Andy Smythe. Andy Smythe has an uncanny ability to hold an audience's attention. Smythe...