New Music: Jensyn – ‘Somebody Else’
- Flex Admin
- 2 days ago
- 1 min read
Liverpool’s Jensyn has been quietly one of the more interesting voices in UK alt-pop over the past couple of years, building a catalogue that draws on folk, dream-pop, and indie rock without ever feeling beholden to any of them. Latest single ‘Somebody Else’ is the clearest statement of intent yet.
Released 5th May 2026, the track is a slow-burning, atmospheric piece that captures the emotional complexity of watching a former partner move on. The arrangement is stripped back where earlier releases like ‘Not the Same’ were more lushly produced, and that restraint pays dividends. Jensyn’s layered harmonics sit above dry guitar and subtle ambient textures, and Matthew Humphries’ live drums give the whole thing a grounded, physical presence. Niamh Mailer’s piano and Jack O’Hanlon’s guitar thread through the mid-section before the track breaks open into a raw, dramatic final act that reframes everything that came before it.
What distinguishes Jensyn is the refusal to make any of this easy. The songwriting does not offer comfort or closure, just the honest, unsettling texture of complicated feeling. As a queer non-binary artist rooted in their own experience, their work carries an authenticity that is hard to manufacture. This is music that means something.
Two more singles follow before the end of June... ‘Somebody Else’ suggests both are worth the wait.
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