Artist: Collide
Album: American Circus
Label: Self-Produced
Genre: Folk Rock
Recommended Tracks: ALL
Rating (1-10): 9+
Reviewer/Show: Tony Mora / Folk Routes
Collide’s sophomore EP takes on America’s national upheaval in six sharp, honest tracks, moving between intimate acoustic roots and full-band folk-rock.
The tracklist:
- “Broken Land”: Soaring harmonies open the record with a look at unity in a fractured homeland.
- “How Do You Dare”: Defiant roots-rock grooves call out hypocrisy and manipulation.
- “American Circus”: The award-winning title track uses 12-string guitar and haunting cello as a metaphor for today’s politics.
- “(We Will) Stand In Your Way”: A full-band anthem of resistance.
- “Woke”: Released for Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2025. It’s stripped down to one voice, a guitar and a cajon, like a ’50s–’60s coffeehouse ballad.
- “Not Just Wishin’”: A hard-driving closer about climbing out of depression and feeling powerless in the face of America’s political angst.
The verdict: Real, honest and thought-provoking. Highly recommended. Bravo, Collide!
