Harry Kappen drops a dose of pure, unadulterated adrenaline with this single, "Balance". Serving as the lead release for his recent album "After the Crossing", this song hits with a wildly specific energy. It taps directly into the rebellious heroism of a 2000s action-game soundtrack. You remember that exact feeling. The relentless speed, the punchy rhythm pushing you forward, the sudden thrill of invincibility. https://open.spotify.com/track/4I6PttyTAixdHJtK8hkUaj?si=b149d6865242464d Operating...

There is a particular shade of electric blue that appears on the inside of your eyelids when you rub your eyes too hard, a colour that feels both artificial and deeply biological, and that is precisely where Vacant Shores and their new EP, "Vacant Shores", seem to reside. Jon Elliott, AJ ‘Sid’ Sidford, and Suzy Alderton have managed to capture something peculiarly British here;...