The Sad Season isn’t lying when they named their EP “It’s All Too Loud in Here”. And it’s a whole experience that goes beyond mess and volume. It’s rock in its purest, deepest form, the one that’s heartfelt and brutal in one go.
London-based band, The Sad Season was originally a duo consisting of Mikee (sikTh) and Tomasz, and now have been playing with Sian on bass and Ralph on drums. This time, they step on the stage with a 3-part EP embedded with dirty garage rock, 60s psych, and progressive post-rock sensibilities.
Hermits Under Blankets wraps you in distortion and pounding drum hits, the kind that could shake the whole stadium grounds with every note while still feeling deeply personal despite its volume. The song plays out like a scene caught in a night vision lens: dark, ghostly, with every motion captured in green light. The vocals charge with force and emotion, restless yet so good it transports you to the height of your emotions while repeatedly saying “it can’t be me.”
Tungsten Lights wastes no time, welcoming you immediately with loud guitars while dropping the lines, “you came so far to see, everything is falling underneath.” The arrangement is blunt and explosive, like a dream where you’re running on a loop through the woods, can’t escape, can’t wake up. But by the time they say, “now you have found your love, your love to keep”, it feels like the chaos subsides as the light starts to pour back in.
Breathing Out The Smoke ends the EP on a strong note. The layers come in one by one starting with punchy percussion beats, pulsing bass, to fuzzy guitar riffs. Musically, it feels like an emotional rollercoaster from the way it explodes, whispers, and shouts. The vocals carry this smoky, hazy, and restless energy, heightening the tension of the track. As you get closer to the edge of the song, you’ll be hit by the repetitive lyrics sung in different intensity, the kind that will leave you with a mantra or a ritual
It’s everything the title promises — it snaps, bites, hits with power and intensity. You’ll also definitely hear the band’s diverse influences from Leonard Cohen, Sonic Youth, and The Velvet Underground. What you’ll love most about this curation is their ability to turn melancholy, anger, and heartache into positivity, empowerment, and love.
It doesn’t end with their musical prowess because their lyricism peaks with the meaning and imagery. You won’t get noise hiding behind distortion, you’ll get meaning, depth, an
The Sad Season’s It’s All Too Loud in Here gives you rock before it was taken over by gloss and polish creating a space that is cinematic and introspective all at once.
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