Review Summary: You know that moment when you’re walking home at night and everything feels too quiet, but your head’s screaming? That’s what “Rebound” sounds like.
You know that moment when you’re walking home at night and everything feels too quiet, but your head’s screaming? That’s what “Rebound” sounds like.
Like… imagine someone just got out of something messy - love, probably - and they’re already halfway into something new, not even sure if it’s a rebound or salvation or just a distraction with good lighting. The song pulses, sparkles, kinda struts even, but there’s this ache under it. It’s danceable, yeah, sure, but more in a “dancing through the tears with eyeliner smudged” kinda way than hands-in-the-air club ecstasy.
And the voice, Craig, the frontman, he doesn’t belt it, he reaches for the words. Like he’s trying to name something slippery, something still too fresh. You feel it more than you hear it. It hit me in that part of the chest that usually only lights up when you remember an ex out of nowhere.
Then “IGGY” kicks in and… man, it’s like someone kicked open the bathroom door at a dirty gig and dragged you back onto the floor.
It's messy in the best way. Swaggering. That kind of beat that makes your shoulders move before you realize what’s happening. Like Franz Ferdinand got jumped by a Prodigy fan and they made peace over a bottle of cheap whiskey. You don’t need to know it’s a nod to Iggy Pop, but once you know, it makes total sense. The chaos, the confidence, the smirk in the bassline.
And that live drum feel? Not polished. Not clean. Real. It’s like someone’s knocking on your ribcage from the inside.
But here’s the thing, these two songs together feel like two sides of the same night.
One’s that flickering neon moment when you realize you’re still bleeding under your shirt. The other’s when you say “*** it,” throw the jacket off, and go start a mosh pit anyway.
They’re part of a bigger album, yeah. But even on their own?
They tell a whole damn story.
And if you’ve ever tried to dance your way out of heartbreak, or swagger through sadness like it doesn’t matter, then you already know this music.
You’ve lived it. Now go hit play.
