The London songwriter Andy Smythe has been making music for twenty years now, with eight albums’ worth of carefully crafted songs that have caught the attention of notable figures like Mike Scott from The Waterboys. He’s the kind of artist who plays everything himself (guitars, bass, piano, organ, blues harp, you name it) and has a voice that sits somewhere between Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley.
“In Smythe’s vision, the future isn’t promised, just possible. And that’s enough to start building.”
Here’s what “Leviathan” does right: it takes the concept of imagining a world without war, greed, or starvation, and makes it feel urgent. Smythe channels Bob Dylan’s mid-60s electric era and The Specials’ punk-ska energy. The production gives you that full band feel, guitars pushing against organs, rhythms that keep you moving even as the lyrics paint pictures of tanks returning to rust and hurricanes tearing through communities.
“Leviathan” works because it meets you where you are: frustrated and tired of the same broken systems. It’s protest music for 2026, built on classic foundations but asking contemporary questions. Give it a listen, especially if you’re tired of songs that either ignore the world’s problems.
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