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 is the type of musician who handles everything himself (guitars, bass, piano, organ, blues harp, you name it) and has a voice that is a cross 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 has a Bob Dylan mid-60s electric sound and a Specials punk-ska sound. The production is going to give you that full band experience, guitars fighting organs, beats that keep you moving even as the lyrics draw pictures of tanks going back to rust and hurricanes ripping through neighbourhoods. “Leviathan” speaks to you from where you are, frustrated and sick of the same systems. It’s protest music for 2026, built on classic foundations but asking contemporary questions. It’s definitely worth a listen if you’re sick of songs that ignore the problems of the world.
Muse Chronicle 
Leave a comment