Tag: Poetry in Exile Andy Smythe

Feel the Heat: Empty Pinata’s Hypnotic New Single “Bonfire”

Empty Pinata – remember LA Rodriguez? – serves up the single "Bonfire," and honestly, the air changes slightly when you play it. It’s less like passively listening and more like discovering a singed diary page fluttering down a quiet street. The music itself is this curious contradiction, wrapping harrowing emotional shrapnel in the comforting gauze of indie-pop, flecked with soft rock warmth. A strangely...

No Sand Required: Funky Blackman Brings “The Beach” Vibes to You

If you’ve ever tried to catch a seagull mid-flight with a butterfly net, you’ll understand the elusive joy that Funky Blackman's "The Beach" EP serves up. Not that there are any feathered friends involved, directly. But the feeling? Yeah, it’s there, a fleeting, beautiful awkwardness. https://open.spotify.com/album/5Sk7pagwbS02FPhsKKAzOb?si=QYWmoCruQv2lw3xMISpLJQ This isn’t some synthesized shoreline; forget the stock wave sounds. This is a memory, maybe yours, maybe his, re-assembled. He’s...

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...