Eyes of Others

'Newcomer Eyes of Others, aka John Bryden, takes the first slop for the evening hot on the heels of releasing his eponymous debut EP. Bryden's off-kilter electronic pop songs are reflective whilst still maintaining light hearted elements through their arrangements and production. Cruel Romantic Dreams is a prime example, a downtempo and more serious affair, but littered with laid back and infectious synth lines. The five songs on display widened Bryden's palette from the EP and let the hooks shine through. The real strength of Eyes of Others is the production. Vibrato-less, analogue-sounding synths hint at coldwave influences without ever sounding pastiche, overtly retro or ironic, but instead sit effortlessly side by side alongside more modern percussion and ambient washes.'

- Ashley Leiper
4 June 2015
Scottish Fiction
http://scottishfiction.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/gig-review-withered-hand-nothing-ever.html