Max Baby - BREAK EP

Paris-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Max Baby doesn't really do straight lines. His new EP 'BREAK' is jagged and unpredictable - a scatter of synths, leftfield electronics and the occasional dive into alt-rock drama.

Opener 'Dogma' channels seductive, tongue-in-cheek 80s pop, but with a slightly broken mirror vibe. 'Playground' follows with twinkling melodies and glitchy detours, including a last-minute left turn that might be one of the EP's best moments. 'Feet' is understated but sticky, carried by a steady beat and an aloof vocal that lands somewhere between dreamy and done.

'Mirror' slows things down for a moment of reflection, while 'I Can Do Anything' leans into a Billie Eilish-ish swagger. It's the kind of track that worms into your brain without asking permission. Then there's 'Fakdap', the wildcard: a jarring alt-rock eruption that sounds like someone kicked a hole in the middle of the EP just to see what would happen.

Final track 'Always' pulls things back into something more delicate, closing with quietly devastating lines like "I wanted you to stay". It lands like a sudden drop after all the sharp turns.

These aren’t songs: they’re weird science experiments held together with tape and synth slime. Sometimes they bang, sometimes they brood, sometimes they explode halfway through for no reason. Max Baby might be onto something. Or into something. Either way, we’re in.