Let’s talk about The Radio Addicts. These Manchester teenagers are being called the city’s “next generation of Rock and Roll stars,” and before you roll your eyes at another hyped-up band, consider this: they sold out their debut vinyl EP four months before it even hit the shelves. They’re unsigned, they’re young, and they’re already sharing stages with The Lottery Winners and somehow getting Luke backstage to meet Bruce Springsteen.
“Time slips through young fingers like sand, each grain feels like a moment never to return.”
“Before My Eyes” kicks off with the promise of a good time in the mosh pit, then immediately gut-punches you with the reality of growing up too fast. The whole song wrestles with that weird feeling when you’re still mentally nine years old, but suddenly everyone’s asking what you’re doing with your life.
The Radio Addicts have tapped into something genuinely relatable here, the bizarre speed at which life happens while you’re just trying to figure out what’s going on. One minute you’re a kid, the next you’re staring down divorce papers and debt, wondering when anyone was going to warn you about this part. They are just documenting what it feels like to watch time flash before your eyes while you’re still figuring out who you are. If “Before My Eyes” is what these teenagers are capable of right now, imagine what’s coming next.
So, do yourselves a favor and catch them before they’re too big to play the small venues.
Muse Chronicle 
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