"Unfolding like a quiet walk through forgotten places, ‘Overgrown’ is indie-rock at its most introspective."

W: Mandy Morgan

Built around overdriven guitars and lyrics spun from strands of half-remembered imagery, Liverpool-via-Cumbria DIY slacker-rock virtuoso todd modern has flicked the ‘go!’ switch for 2026. His latest single, "Overgrown," unfolds like a quiet walk through almost forgotten places, leaning into nostalgia with a signature cut-and-paste charm. Arriving loose at the edges and laden with sentiment, the track solidifies his status as one of indie music’s most essential new voices.

"A masterclass in restrained energy, arriving loose at the edges and laden with sentiment."

Having made 2025 his year of emergence, todd modern has fast-tracked his way from bedroom recordings to prestigious stages. His journey has been defined by a gritty, engrained DIY ethic, seeking out festival and small-stage shows including the Sea Power-supported Krankenhaus Festival last August. With support slots alongside esteemed peers such as Modern Nature and Babyshambles, he continues to refine a sound that is as much about the silence between the notes as the fuzz of the pedals.

"A rising force in the DIY scene, soundtracking the quiet days and late nights of a new generation."

The new material holds a striking emotional undertone—personal yet universal. Balancing observational sincerity with a cool, lo-fi rawness, modern’s work evokes the textural melancholy of inspirational artists like Alex G, Sparklehorse, and early Beck. In "Overgrown," melodies are formed only to be encouraged to drift and decay, while guitars hum beneath the surface and a repeated choral refrain lands like a meditative mantra: “I’m overgrown.”