When the Morning Comes unveiled BERENA’s firebranded Neo-Soul fever in full bloom –

BERENA pour grooves that spiral their way through the kaleidoscope of colour, warmth and soul on When the Morning Comes, a constellation of pure feeling from the Liverpool-based Neo-Soul powerhouse. After a scintillating stream of reverb leaks into your synapses, the guitar licks prove that with BERENA, harmonic transcendence always arrives with a firebranded fever. Their latest single is shaped with the kind of decadence that compels you to move to it, no matter how many times you have soaked in the richness of their tonal command. The hypnotic constellation of ambience they chose to serve as the middle eight folds seamlessly into the melting pot of expansive influences that touch and tantalise the sound orchestrated by the six-piece act who choose to take Liverpool and beyond by soul instead of by storm.

The depth behind that sound speaks to how the collective formed. Emerging from the creative pool of university life, BERENA grew into a six-strong unit anchored by the classically trained vocals of Josie Lomax. The rhythm section of Daud Kay and Tom McNally reinforces the foundation with prog-rock grooves fused with Latin nuance. Guitars from Sam Devonport and Isaac Tingay add experimental textures shaped by blues-rooted instinct, while Charlie Corry steers the melodic core with jazz-schooled command.

.Following their debut single, Just a Boy, and their self-produced 2025 EP On-Set, When the Morning Comes confirms that their boundary-pushing ethos is far from spent.

When the Morning Comes is now available on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast