Sometimes you just need a track that gives you permission to stop being nice. There is a specific kind of freedom in realizing you do not actually have to pretend to like everyone on your feed, and that realization hits like a physical shockwave the second this beat drops. It is loud, it is funny, and it completely refuses to apologize for taking up space....

It takes a distinct kind of exhaustion to write a gorgeous tune about feeling entirely helpless, which is exactly the bruised nerve Maicín strike with their new single, "Fear The War". The five-piece Irish band formed by architects Matt Hurley and Aidan Kelleher as an escape from corporate burnout gained rapid momentum in 2025 by winning university battles of the bands and extensively touring...