alternative rock – Queen City Sounds and Art

A Very Special Episode Captures the Moment of Clarity After Fulfilling One’s Desires on Fuzz Punk Single “Too Cool”

A Very Special Episode, photo courtesy the artists

“Too Cool” by A Very Special Episode begins with a lightly distorted bass line and hushed vocals and a sense of menace but at the same time reminiscent of Wet Leg in its playfulness. Once the song gets off the ground with every element in direct motion it’s like a wall of sound of singular irresistible hook. All appropriate for a song that seems to be about fulfillment of desires, the heated anticipation of that next connection and the comedown and moments spent reflecting on the significance of it all. Fans of obvious touchstones like the aforementioned as well as fuzzed out psychedelic rock bands like Death Valley Girls will appreciate the band’s edge paired with uplifting melodies. Listen to “Too Cool” on Spotify and follow A Very Special Episode at the links below. The group’s EP AVSE released July 31, 2026.

A Very Special Episode website

A Very Special Episode on Twitter

A Very Special Episode on Facebook

A Very Special Episode on Tik Tok

A Very Special Episode on Instagram

A Very Special Episode on Bandcamp

Brooklyn Doran’s Melancholic and Expansive “Heavy Hurt” is a Song About Mourning Irreconcilable Differences

Brooklyn Doran, photo courtesy the artist

Brooklyn Doran sure did pick a perfect title for “Heavy Hurt.” The song is written about being on a long tour where the parallel of the tour van breaking down and the breakdown of a relation coincided in a way that maybe makes everything feel like it could be closing in. The expansive, distorted melodic sparkle of the song with Doran’s vulnerable vocal delivery and steady, strong rhythms open up feelings that could sink your spirit if they were locked up inside your heart being denied their truth airing out. And throughout the song we get hints of how it seems obvious that the dissolution of the relationship was there all along with two people wanting different things out of their lives in a way that could never be mutually compatible and the song doesn’t try to cast anyone as a villain. It just honors the hurt on both sides and the honest acceptance of that hurt before healing and moving forward can begin. Listen to “Heavy Hurt” on Spotify and follow Brooklyn Doran at the links below.