Breezy and yet brimming with nostalgia, Causeway Youth's ethereal summer anthems never lose their lustre, delivering and improving upon the promises teased on their initial singles.

On melon cauliflower, Cherry Syrup’s current half-baked sonic focus might need some more refining and sharpening – for that, the band might benefit from more time in the oven.

Holding their refined approach and lyrical worldview, it would be a lie to say that FERS didn't hold immense promise. Sadly at this point, that dreaminess years awaited feels less transportive than a sound unfortunately dated in finely-tuned Strymon pedals.

(眩しくて) Mabushikute’s light can serve as クレナズム (culenasm)’s guiding path as they continue forward – the light of pop stardom may be bright, but it doesn’t have to blind.