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Cable Boy turn modern anxiety into a dancefloor moment with ‘Something In My Head’
Dublin five-piece Cable Boy are back and sounding bigger, bolder and just a little darker with their new single ‘Something In My Head’, the first taste of their upcoming debut album Forever. If this track is anything to go by, the band are not just arriving, they are arriving with intent.
From the first surge of fuzzy guitars and driving drums, ‘Something In My Head’ pulls you in. It is moody but infectious, cool on the surface yet simmering underneath. Semilore Olusa’s detached vocal delivery glides over hypnotic rhythms, giving the song a laid-back confidence even as the instrumentation swells and crashes around it. Think late-night city lights, headphones on, main character energy. It is the sound of a band fully locked in.
Produced by Adam Shanahan, David Tapley and the band themselves, the track leans into a heavier, shoegaze-kissed direction that Cable Boy have playfully dubbed “goth disco”. It is dreamy but gritty, melodic but punchy, and built to soundtrack both overthinking spirals and sweaty live shows. There is a real push and pull at its core, calm versus chaos, composure versus collapse, and that tension is what makes it so addictive.
Lyrically, the band tap into something incredibly relatable. ‘Something In My Head’ reflects the strange experience of endlessly scrolling through world-changing headlines and heartbreaking news while feeling completely powerless. The chorus line “I can be cool just where I am” lands with a wink, acknowledging that awkward space between caring deeply and not knowing what to do next. It is sharp, self-aware and quietly biting, wrapped up in a groove you cannot help but move to.
Since forming as school friends and evolving into a tight-knit five-piece, Cable Boy have steadily carved out their own lane in Ireland’s thriving alternative scene. With standout festival appearances at Electric Picnic, Forbidden Fruit and Other Voices, they have built a reputation for immersive, high-energy performances that leave crowds wanting more.
‘Something In My Head’ feels like a glow-up moment. It shows a band embracing a heavier edge without losing the dreamy shimmer that first caught attention. It is introspective without being self-indulgent, intense without losing its cool, and catchy enough to stay in your head long after the last note fades. If this is the opening chapter of Forever, Cable Boy’s debut album is shaping up to be something seriously special.
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Phoebe June Traces Love, Distance and Heartbreak on New EP ‘Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate’
For Phoebe June, some stories are easier to tell through music.
Her new EP, ‘Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate’, is an intimate collection that traces the emotional journey of a relationship from the exhilaration of falling in love to distance, uncertainty, heartbreak and, ultimately, learning to let go.
Inspired by artists including Gracie Abrams, Taylor Swift and Phoebe Bridgers, Phoebe June combines diary-like lyricism with melancholic ballads, subtle uptempo moments and an understated, emotionally honest production style.
At the centre of the project is ‘Thursday’, a bittersweet track about loving someone from a distance and holding onto the hope that the connection might survive.
Written after Phoebe left a country that held deep personal meaning, and left someone she cared about behind, the song looks back at the relationship from its beginning. Even its title is personal: the two first met on a Thursday.
The song captures the complicated feeling of walking away from something meaningful without believing that it necessarily has to be over. It’s about distance, memory and the possibility of finding your way back to someone, while recognising that hope only works when it goes both ways.
Across six tracks, the EP develops that story in sequence.
‘Everything You Are’ opens the project with the warmth of new love, while ‘Dead Sea’ explores the security of finding someone who helps you stay afloat through difficult times. As the story progresses, ‘Thursday’ introduces separation before ‘Getaway Car’ moves into the aftermath; unanswered questions, lingering attachment and the realisation that someone can profoundly affect your life while still being unhealthy for you.
‘One Day’ leaves the door open to the possibility of a future reunion, balancing hope with the understanding that some relationships may only exist in memory.
The EP closes with ‘Ophelia’, its emotional breaking point. Inspired in part by Friedrich Heyser’s painting of the same name, the track confronts the pain of feeling manipulated and unappreciated after giving everything to someone else.
The result is a project that deliberately moves from light to dark. Phoebe June considered not only the narrative but the emotional progression when sequencing the EP, allowing the brightness of its opening to gradually give way to the heartbreak of its closing moments.
Even the title reflects that feeling.
‘Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate’ takes its name from a flower, with the image of a gate separating two people becoming a metaphor for a love that remains beautiful but just out of reach. To reach over it requires effort, just as maintaining a connection across distance, uncertainty and changing circumstances does.
Ultimately, Phoebe June isn’t interested in simply documenting her own heartbreak.
She wants listeners to recognise themselves in it.
‘Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate’ is a collection about love, nostalgia, hope and regret and about what remains when something beautiful ends up on the other side of the gate.
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