Etta Marcus - Devour

Across this five-track project, Etta Marcus doesn’t hold back, wrestling with anger, love and everything in between, turning personal fury and desire into something thrillingly raw. Building on the gothic lyrical terrain of 2024’s mini-album ‘The Death of Summer & Other Promises’, on ‘Devour’, the South Londoner sheds the rules of her classical and jazz training, diving into a heavier, punk-infused sound that fuses indie, rock and trip hop with bruising energy.<\/p>”,”

Written over winter trips to Whitstable, the EP feels both intimate and untamed. Opener ‘Teenage Messiah’ bursts with urgency, combining political fury and cinematic guitars as it reflects on a world the younger generations are being left to clean up. Elsewhere, ‘Girls Are God’s Machines’ is cathartic and ferocious, her vocals cracking and soaring as anger and empowerment collide, tackling experiences of misogyny and sexism she had not previously addressed. ‘Pointing At The Moon, Staring At Your Hand’ takes a left turn into experimental territory, with chopped-up drums and beats that feel like Lana Del Rey-turning-trip hop, via the influences of Portishead, Björk and Fontaines DC. It’s a bold, unpredictable twist that shows just how far Etta is willing to push her sound, as she unleashes the anger within, refusing to settle for the female experience as it’s been handed to her.