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Water Machine’s "River" is swirling, surreal squabble of classic art pop

  • April 30, 2025
  • Matt Young
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"River" isn’t just a song, it’s a cartoonishly deranged fever dream set to twitchy art-punk, and showcases why Water Machine is exciting new UK  alt pop lovers right now. Arriving hot on the heels of their debut album announcement, God Park (due June 20 via FatCat), this five-piece from Glasgow continues to twist the mundane into the mythical.

At face value, “River” is about a paranoid dispute with a boat-stealing neighbour, not that anyone in the band owns a boat, but that’s not the point. What starts as a hyper-specific tale of canal-based distrust soon spirals into a frantic metaphor for personal unraveling. Musically, it's gloriously unstable: jazzy bass lines walk a tightrope under guitars that stagger between jagged punk riffs and warped lounge chords, while Hando Morice’s vocals twitch between theatrical paranoia and pop sweetness.

The video is a DIY masterstroke, with fish teddies, fake glamour, and handheld chaos, perfectly matching the band’s irreverent tone. It plays like a lost VHS plucked from the 2000s MTV2 era, and it’s exactly the same strange charisma and anything-goes energy.

More than just clever or kooky, Water Machine’s music captures a uniquely modern form of existential absurdity. “River” manages to be both silly and sincere, chaotic and precise, which is a balancing act most bands wouldn’t dare attempt. With God Park on the horizon, the band is gearing up to pull something massive and oddly beautiful out of the water.

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