ALBUM REVIEW: Geordie Greep – The New Sound

Rough Trade Records

Released: 06.10.24

Geordie Greep is set to release his first solo album since Black Midi split up earlier this year, titled The New Sound. The album is a chaotic assortment of jazz, math rock, post-punk and traditional pop.

Greep’s lyrical genius is heightened on his penultimate track, The Magician’ a song that covers themes such as imagination and loneliness, with brilliant lines such as “your kiss never given, and your touch never felt. Your words never spoken, and your gift never dealt”. The New Sound is loud, fast, soulful and lyrically beautiful at times of interlude from the madness. It’s certainly worth a listen to lovers of jazz fusion or anyone who appreciates clever lyricism.