Felix Riebl: Lonely Truth

The real beauty? He’s managed to do so in just the four songs on his EP, Lonely Truth. Take the opener and title song. A Beatles-esque track with triumphant horns appearing halfway through, it sees Riebl elevate an initial acoustic lullaby into a blues-rock crescendo packed with percussive shimmers. It wraps up with some delicate piano chords and a few simple words.

‘Crocodiles’ takes a slightly different pace. Filling the ears with a swampy rock vibe, it offers an understated bassline and pensive songwriting, with a bright juxtaposing chorus. Distorted horns are intermittent, slightly scatty and sit subtle under the instrumentation. ‘What Did I Learn?’ is the hand-slapping third track with singular strums that build into a major brass and percussive explosion, followed by closer ‘Frankie Valli’, with its sombre start, warping guitars, drawn-out violins and more strings that quicken as the song builds. But don’t be fooled – there’s no big moment in sight.

It seems Riebl has this uncanny ability to make a song satisfying, just by feigning a build-up and then leaving you hanging. But you’re not mad about it. You’re quite the opposite.