If you’re scrolling through, looking for something that actually has some guts, some real sonic teeth, then you need to stop right here and get your ears around “Holding Pattern” by Max Macready.
First off, who the hell is Max Macready? They’re a UK-based duo that sounds like they beamed in straight from a rain-soaked, neon-drenched spaceport, armed with a stack of analogue gear and a serious attitude. “Max Macready” himself is the architect of the low end, the guy who sculpts those pulsing basslines and synth that feel both strangely familiar and completely alien. His partner in crime, Kurt Precinct, is the wildcard, launching searing guitars and atmospheric textures into the stratosphere while handling vocal duties. This is a partnership where each member’s role is critical. They exist in two worlds: the here-and-now and a retro-future that never was, and their music feels like a cassette tape you found, a broadcast from the void that’s somehow specifically for you.
Now, the track itself, “Holding Pattern”, is a song about that agonising, electric standoff. You see all the right signals, you hear all the right things from someone, but you’re both just stuck, circling each other, waiting for the other to make the first goddamn move. The music embodies this perfectly. That pulsing synth is the sound of an anxious heartbeat, a countdown without an end. It’s a high-wire act of post-punk anxiety and synthwave grandeur.
So, if you’re tired of safe music, get on this. “Holding Pattern” by Max Macready is a jam of the future, and it’s arriving loud and clear. Don’t get left behind.