This Glasgow trio has figured out how to make a breakup song you can actually move to. “worth it!” is about looking back at a relationship and wondering why you bothered in the first place, but the music itself is anything but mopey. The band plays with this contradiction really well: you get these catchy melodies and bright synths while the words are basically saying “yeah, that was a waste of time.”
The whole thing was done in two sessions, and you can hear that immediacy. Nothing here sounds like it got overthought or processed to death. Those opening guitars bounce around your headphones in a way that mirrors how your brain won’t shut up after things fall apart. It’s messy on purpose.
Tidal End has clearly been listening to bands like Alvvays and digging into 80s synth sounds, and they’ve blended those influences into something that works without trying too hard to sound retro or modern. These are just three friends who met through a gig at Cop26 and decided to keep playing together because they actually enjoy it, and you can tell. The honesty in their approach is what makes this single connect. If you want to stay updated on where they’re heading next, you should definitely follow Tidal End on Instagram because this reinvention is only the beginning.
