Afterglow, taken from Rob Finlay’s Sunset | Darkness | Sunrise EP, gives the accordant melodic rock chords as much urgency as the compassioned vocals that convey how much meaning the lyrics hold for the introspectively powerful singer-songwriter.
With the message that salvation is always on the horizon if you look for it, Afterglow is an intrinsically affecting vignette, which uses striking imagery and 90s & 00s indie rock undertones to nestle you into the comfort of nostalgia, making you infinitely more susceptible to the moral of the sonic fable. If the Goo Goo Dolls, Deep Blue Something and Semisonic always hit the cathartic spot, Finlay will caress it with just as much tenderness.
Raised in Borehamwood, shaped by rock festivals, and fuelled by a restless artistic fire inherited from a family steeped in cinema, Finlay isn’t confined to genre or trend. With a musical history that spans continents and adversity—including the permanent loss of hearing in one ear—he channels unrelenting emotional clarity into his craft. The Sunset | Darkness | Sunrise EP maps out the descent into heartbreak, the void that follows, and the peace clawed back from the shadows. With a team of heavyweight collaborators behind the EP and Adrian Hall behind the console, Afterglow finds the ideal frame for Finlay’s voice that aches with everything it refuses to romanticise.
Afterglow is now available to stream on all major platforms, including Spotify.
Review by Amelia Vandergast
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