Which Way Out

The Reverse is a North London guitar band making an urgent and literate style of indie-rock. There’s a dark and twisted nod to Britpop’s more irreverently humoured acts such as David Devant and His Spirit Wife and The Auteurs, mixed with a hint of post-punk in The Reverse’s Wire-esque chugging guitar riffs, laced with a touch of the gothic, and a sprinkling of alt-folk. The Reverse’s album is described by the band as an album influenced by “the personal and the political with more than a little darkness but also plenty of humour.” Recorded as the band performed together, to capture the essence of their live sets, Which Way Out moves through energetic rock songs to more delicate acoustic laments, offeringnuanced tone shifts through emotional and stylistic ranges. Frontman and lyricist Nathan Loughran’s delivery veers from anger and sarcasm to vulnerability and compassion, unsurprising with influences including iconic purveyors of the raw and laid bare truth, such as Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan.