Emerging outfit Fishwife have returned with ‘Surviving The End Of The World’, a striking new single that builds on the promise of their debut while revealing a band growing rapidly in confidence and ambition.
Backseat Mafia reviewed the band’s debut single, ‘All Good Wives‘, and ‘Surviving The End Of The World’ feels like a significant step forward. Framed around the imagery of an imagined apocalypse, the song looks beyond the end of civilisation to focus on the quieter crises of everyday existence. Rather than dwelling on spectacle, Fishwife explore isolation, repetition and the small rituals that keep people grounded when life begins to feel untethered.
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The sound is woozy and dreamlike, drifting through ethereal synths and gauzy textures, but beneath its hazy surface lies a persistent feeling of menace. That tension gives the song much of its emotional pull, allowing its reflective lyrics to unfold against a backdrop that feels both beautiful and quietly unsettling.
The accompanying video, directed by Gee Small, extends that otherworldly quality. Filled with surreal imagery of fish, mermaids and aquatic symbolism, it unfolds like an uncanny fairy tale, reinforcing the song’s themes without ever becoming overly literal.
There are moments throughout ‘Surviving The End Of The World’ that recall the theatrical imagination and art-pop sensibilities of The Last Dinner Party, yet Fishwife never feel derivative. Instead, they draw from a similarly cinematic palette while carving out an identity that feels distinctly their own.
If ‘All Good Wives’ introduced Fishwife as a band worth watching, ‘Surviving The End Of The World’ suggests they are beginning to fulfil that promise. It’s a measured but substantial progression from a group that appears to be finding its voice with each release.
