Psychedelically Lush Alt-Indie Introspection from the Heart of an Existential Crux –

Cosmic Madness’s latest single, Fine, taken from their LP Love in an Existential Crux, turns introspection into something close to a spiritual reflex. It’s poetry in motion, soaked in astral saturation, transmitted directly to the souls who know the strange comfort of crawling inward and sitting in the shadows of themselves. In a frenetically extroverted world where superficiality smothers nuance, it isn’t a cliché to say that Fine acts as a genuine breath of fresh air. It refuses the instant-gratification hooks clogging the alt-indie ecosystem, choosing instead to let the anticipation simmer. You wait, and wait, until the mid-way mark when the first true rush of momentum finally unfolds, carrying you into a haze of ELO-esque cosmic escapism that visualises the universes humming away inside every introverted mind. Is it any wonder that so many of us take refuge in our internal reverie rather than engage with the confines of reality? Probably not, and no one argues that case better than Cosmic Madness.

The psychedelic lushness never overwhelms the emotional core; the alt-indie pop palette becomes the perfect conduit for the introspective weight. Mateo’s vision for the project comes through clearly. Even without clinging to the lyrics, you can feel the existential rumination piercing through the arrangement. As the track expands, it almost resembles a gentle confrontation with the void, one softened by melody and colour.

The Barcelona-based artist has built Cosmic Madness as a philosophical alt-indie vessel, shaped around emotional candour and existential depth. Friction between raw analogue textures and digital elements defines the record’s sound, a tension that mirrors the constant push and pull between the human condition and the mechanised world pressing in around it.

Fine is now available on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify. 

Review by Amelia Vandergast