ALBUM REVIEW: LEAP - ENTROPY (03/10/25)
Music over the past five years sits in the marked post-pandemic age. This isn't yet defined as a distinct era of music but when it is LEAP are likely to be a quintessential example of the tendency to pair bare-all honest lyricism with genre appropriate party vibes. Born from the combination of the time available to musicians to get introspective during lockdown, with the desperation to get out IRL in front of a rowdy bunch of fans and shake-down, many artists seemingly embraced this style in all of its beautiful contradictions.
On Entropy, LEAP present their first ever full album to an already dedicated and passionate following.
‘Over & Out’ gets down to business with singer Jack Scott blending sultry, spikey and echoing vocals over the top of a chuggy, resolute take on indie rock.
‘Play Dead’ continues this vibe with moments of dissonance. This track was the first single to be released from the album and after being received enthusiastically, the pressure to deliver an album up to its level was well and truly on.
‘Exit Signs’ is the first of three album tracks representing each of the band's previous EPs. This one taken from 2023's ‘Dark Habits’ joins ‘Energies’ from One Million Pieces, (2022) and ‘The Downfall’ from the 2024 EP of the same name. All three slot seamlessly into place and create a feeling of an album that aims to tie together and define the entire first four years of the band before they move on to life beyond Entropy.
Laying the complexities of breakups over a relentlessly upbeat, guitar riff laden track. ‘Waste your love' is a song to be cathartically screamed through pouring tears and a kitchen dance after copious amounts of wine with your bestie.
Turning that vibe on its head ‘Do or Die’ takes the positivity to a determined and more reflective place. The thread of survival and the potential to thrive, explored throughout the album manifests in its most serious and sincere way on this song.
‘I Was Never There’, Sinking Feeling' and ‘Messages’ form the backbone of the album. Scott's Scottish roots especially on display in his vocals on ‘Sinking Feeling’ and the band's social conscious on display with ‘Messages’, a very personal track about loss and pain, channelled into a partnership with the mental health charity CALM and £1.5k raised for the cause.
‘Eclipse’ does exactly what an album closer should, building slowly from sweet poignancy to the biggest of finishes.
Something that shines through perfectly clearly is just how proud LEAP are of this album. Every song and its placing in the track-list is carefully considered to build not just an engaging 40-minute listening experience but also a cohesive journey that is a brilliant summary of this band thus far.