Apple Eyes are back from the brink, and “Freaking Out” is the sound of two people who’ve been through the wringer, stared into the void, and decided to crank the amps anyway. Claire and Matthew—because real bands use real names—have nearly twenty years of history baked into every single second of this track. And you can hear it.
Claire wrote this gem while living in East London, staring at the city skyline late one evening. She calls the feeling “joyful disorientation.” Not knowing where you’re going, but loving it anyway. That’s a whole damn philosophy.
And the music? SWIFT. JANGLY. Those guitars hit like a shot of espresso to the heart. Then the synths come sweeping in, building and building until the whole thing just explodes into a thunderous instrumental break that’ll rattle your speakers. Violin? Check. Layered harmonies that’ll give you chills? Double check. And right at the peak—Claire lets out a full-throated scream that’s pure catharsis. Matthew calls this their rockiest song to date, and yeah, no argument here, buddy.
Apple Eyes lost their best friend and bandmate Edd. Music became too painful to reach for. Years later, they finally listened back. The songs were still good. So they made a plan—re-record the old stuff, write new stuff, release it piece by piece. Everything done at home. Mastered by Felix Davis at Metropolis.
This is patient. Deliberate. And absolutely on fire.
Claire—born in Indonesia, raised in Hamburg—brings the raw emotion. Matthew—Bedford born and bred—holds down the chaos. Together? They’re pulling themselves back toward the band they always were.
“Freaking Out” is a song you scream along to. You’ll know exactly what joyful disorientation feels like.
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