{"id":45406,"date":"2026-04-27T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=45406"},"modified":"2026-04-26T07:37:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T11:37:05","slug":"south-wales-morn-are-ready-to-detonate-with-the-standard-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=45406","title":{"rendered":"South Wales\u2019 MORN are ready to detonate with \u2018The Standard Model\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>South Wales newcomers MORN are back with their most urgent, euphoric track yet \u2014 and it absolutely rips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been almost a year since MORN announced themselves to the world with their debut single <em>Modern Man<\/em>, a breakout moment that sent the South Wales band tearing across UK festival stages at the likes of Green Man and Live At Leeds. Now they&#8217;re back, ready and loaded, with new single <em>The Standard Model<\/em> and B side <em>I Watched You as Your Mind Slipped Far (Away from Me)<\/em>, out now on <strong>Speedy Wunderground<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you were expecting them to ease back in gently, think again. <em>The Standard Model<\/em> kicks the door in from the jump \u2014 a procession of pointed guitar riffing that gives way to something breathless and eruptive. The song takes aim at a widely hated figure who never gets held to account, but somehow MORN make the whole thing feel euphoric. It&#8217;s chaotic, it&#8217;s alive, and bassist <strong>Mae Ryder<\/strong>&#8216;s infectious choral of &#8220;La la la&#8217;s&#8221; pins the whole wild thing together. Calling it &#8220;urgent&#8221; barely scratches the surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O-Rvyn8po4s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vocalist and guitarist <strong>Robert Riba<\/strong> breaks it down:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201c<em>&#8216;The Standard Model&#8217; has been with us since the birth of our band. It gives unrelenting guitar madness with abrasive vocals \u2014 a commentary on a widely hated character who, at the peak of the track, turns to dust. Perhaps running away, disappearing without a trace, never held accountable. Although it hits hard, it&#8217;s our least serious, most purely fun and ecstatic song. We built it by stitching two catchy riffs together, and our live performance really grew around it. Both tracks were captured live in Dan Carey\u2019s studio in Streatham, the energy bouncing off the walls of this small room with all of us crammed inside.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Producer <strong>Dan Carey<\/strong> \u2014 no stranger to coaxing something electric out of a small room \u2014 put it as plainly as possible: \u201c<em>This song, along with its video, defines exactly what it should sound, feel and look like to be in a band.\u201d<\/em> High praise, and honestly? He&#8217;s not wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consisting of two sets of siblings, MORN have spent 2025 gigging relentlessly and building a fanbase around their uncanny ability to capture the graveness, euphoria, and mundanity of life \u2014 all at the same time. Their sound teeters between the ethereal and the unhinged, guitar riffs sourced equally from heaven and hell, lead vocals split three ways, harmonies that carry the richness of their South Wales homeland. They reportedly delivered one of <strong>Green Man 2025<\/strong>&#8216;s largest moshpits, which is exactly the kind of sentence that makes you want to follow a band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The B side, <em>I Watched You as Your Mind Slipped Far (Away from Me)<\/em>, offers a different kind of intensity. Riba describes it as \u201c<em>the final product of our aim to create a feeling where the world is closing in on itself \u2014 ending in the most beautiful but conflicting way possible.<\/em>\u201d Finished just one day before their Green Man headline set, it works as both a summary of where the band has been and a tantalising hint at where they\u2019re headed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A limited edition 7\u201d single drops <strong>1st May<\/strong>, featuring both tracks. In the meantime, MORN are hitting the road for a Spring headline run, an appearance at <strong>The Great Escape<\/strong> in May, and a run of shows supporting US band <strong>Militarie Gun<\/strong>. Catch them while the rooms are still small enough to feel the energy bouncing off the walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Standard Model<\/em> and B side <em>I Watched You as Your Mind Slipped Far (Away from Me)<\/em> are out now on Speedy Wunderground. Stream them <a href=\"https:\/\/speedywunderground.ffm.to\/morn-tsm-msf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">here<\/a> and pre-order the limited 7\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/store.speedywunderground.com\/collections\/music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>South Wales newcomers MORN are back with their most urgent, euphoric track yet \u2014 and it absolutely rips. 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